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Lumbar Neural Foraminal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No fat effacement, Keyhole appearance
appearance - Mild ... Spinal #Stenosis #Spine ... Neural #Foraminal #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #MSK ... #MRI
Lumbar Central Canal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No CSF effacement 
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effacement - Mild ... Spinal #Stenosis #Spine ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #MSK ... #MRI
Lumbar stenosis guide we created to implement consistent radiology reporting across our multi-hospital network. 
Lumbar Central
implement consistent radiology ... Spinal #Stenosis #Spine ... Central #Foraminal #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #MSK ... #MRI
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Causes: • Large ... suspected, immediate MRI ... #MSK #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
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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- Emergency Causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... cord • Guillain-Barre ... Imaging studies: • MRI ... #causes #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... • Weakness: mild ... Diagnosis: • ... axonal form • MRI ... #Syndrome #diagnosis
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Poliomyelitis, Guillain-Barre ... Phrenic nerve injury ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... can vary from mild ... - Spinal MRI may ... #Syndrome #diagnosis
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
This 28 year old ... The most common causes ... MRI was ordered ... the hospital, diagnosed ... with MS, and started
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... - Pleocytosis: Mild ... • Infectious causes ... #management #neurology