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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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constipation Differential ... Diagnosis: • Spinal cord ... • Transverse myelitis ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
Low Back Pain (Lumbago ... ) - Common Differential ... decompresses spinal cord ... #Lower #BackPain ... #Lumbago #Differential
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Causes of Low Back Pain ... Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar ... pulposus, Compression fracture ... #BackPain #Differential ... #primarycare #msk
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... roots -> Cauda ... compression by fractured ... - Transverse myelitis ... #algorithm
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Alterations: - Sensory features ... or without back pain ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... Herpes zoster, West ... management #neurology #differential
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Weakness - Lower ... Vertebral burst fracture ... involvement Cauda ... herniation - Lumbar ... syndromes #lesions #differential