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Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Cord: Demyelinating ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... Lambert Eaton Syndrome ... #Weakness #Causes
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... • Acute stroke syndromes ... of the spinal cord ... Paraneoplastic syndrome ... Lambert-Eaton - Isaacs' syndrome
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... : Clinical findings ... • Symptoms and signs ... Causes: 1. ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Syndrome: • Prevalence ... syndrome (CES) ... Syndrome: • large ... #syndrome #differential
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
- Clinical Presentation ... : Injury to the ... signs and/or symptoms ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential