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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
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes ... Lesion - Suspended sensory ... rectal dysfunction, saddle ... Incomplete #spinalcord #syndromes ... #diagnosis #neurology
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes ... Anterior Cord Syndrome ... Central Cord Syndrome ... : • Sensory and ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... (sensory loss to ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... Sensory loss below ... rectal reflex. saddle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #orthopedics #neurology
Principal patterns of loss of sensation.
 (a) Thalamic lesion: sensory loss throughout opposite side (rare).
Thalamic lesion: sensory ... contralateral sensory ... Brown—Séquard syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... Review in Clinical Neurology
Clinical Features and Vascular Territories of Stroke
Anterior circulation—anterior cerebral artery (ACA) - Contralateral leg weakness
Anterior circulation—middle
Anterior circulation—middle ... leg weakness, sensory ... ataxia with crossed sensory ... #Stroke #CVA #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Incontinence • Saddle ... Anesthesia • Sensory ... #CaudaEquina #Syndrome ... pathophysiology #diagnosis
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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sequestration • Saddle ... and/or genital sensory ... Mnemonic: • S - Saddle ... Differential Diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Confabulation
What? Honest Lie.  
No incoming sensory information + Filling of the blanks with different information
No incoming sensory ... Diseases: Korsakoff Syndrome ... Disease, Anton's Syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #neurology