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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... • Central Cord Syndrome ... Posterior Cord Syndrome ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... anesthesia. leg
Clinical Features and Vascular Territories of Stroke
Anterior circulation—anterior cerebral artery (ACA) - Contralateral leg weakness
Anterior circulation—middle
Contralateral leg ... Anterior circulation—middle ... Contralateral face, arm > leg ... Territories #Stroke #CVA ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
• Cauda Equina Syndrome ... pain, sciatica, saddle ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #leg #physicalexam
Leg Motor Restlessness (LMR) on Physical Exam

Leg motor restlessness (LMR) - Similar to Restless Legs Syndrome
Leg Motor Restlessness ... motor restlessness ... Syndrome (RLS) ... #LMR #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #neurology
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
Other brainstem syndromes ... Hypothalamic or thalamic syndromes ... Transverse myelitis: Motor ... erythematosus, Sjögren syndrome ... #neurology #symptoms
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... Brown-Séquard Syndrome ... Posterior Cord Syndrome ... Central Cord Syndrome ... (Ventral) Cord Syndrome
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes ... Disproportionate motor ... multiradicular pain, leg ... Incomplete #spinalcord #syndromes ... #diagnosis #neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
hand" ± Horner Syndrome ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #arm #physicalexam
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Demyelinating Syndrome ... permeability Diagnosis ... Lumbar Puncture, EEG ... prevention (statin for CVA ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
The Neurological Evaluation ... Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose