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Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Lesions of the Spinal ... lesions can result ... cord lesions can ... lesions depends ... spinal cord lesion
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... neurological lesion ... the site of a lesion ... Corticospinal Tract Lesions ... 5 levels below lesion
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
 •
Causes of Pediatric ... Constipation - Differential ... Disease • Spinal Cord ... Lesions • Myotonia ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... lesion • Bilateral ... less swollen - Lesion ... or optic nerve lesions ... #neurology #differential
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Space occupying lesions ... Brain tumor • Lesions ... of the spinal cord ... Lesions Of The Peripheral ... EMG) studies • MRI
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
to local skin injury ... ) • Neurologic ... matter, spinal cord ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary/Functional
 • lnsufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic
 • Hirschsprung's Disease
 • Imperforate
Constipation - Differential ... Disease • Spinal Cord ... Lesions • Myotonia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
demyelinating lesions ... impairment, Mood disorder ... resonance imaging [MRI ... ] T2 lesions) McDonald ... Progressive MS (Spinal cord
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
pulmonary • Janeway lesions ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... Injury By: • Early ... or destructive lesion ... destructive penetrating lesions
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Suspect in movement disorders ... Imaging: - MRI ... parietal - Size lesions ... Enhancement: multifocal lesions ... punched-out" cystic lesions