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Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Lesions of the Spinal ... cord lesions can ... Causes of spinal ... cord lesions can ... #differential #
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Ring-Enhancing Lesions ... Compatible syndrome + MRI ... #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
 •
Causes of Pediatric ... Constipation - Differential ... Hirschsprung's Disease • Spinal ... Cord Lesions ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary/Functional
 • lnsufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic
 • Hirschsprung's Disease
 • Imperforate
Constipation - Differential ... Hirschsprung's Disease • Spinal ... Cord Lesions ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
cord neurological lesion ... the site of a lesion ... Corticospinal Tract Lesions ... Cord Causes: 1 ... 5 levels below lesion
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
ï‚§	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
ï‚§	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
ï‚§	Autonomic
ï‚§ Most common cause ... Differential diagnosis ... hyperreflexia, multiple lesions ... cord lesion on ... ï‚§ Spinal Cord
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion ... : • FOPE lesions ... (save $$) Differential ... Periphyseal #Edema #lesion ... #clinical #mri
Tinnitus - Subjective (heard only by patient) - 90% - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unilateral On Audiogram -
Audiogram - Perform MRI ... to rule out RC Lesion ... Acoustic Neuroma • Lesion ... • Brainstem Lesion ... Hearing Loss: • Lesion
Evolution of MRI Findings in Stroke

MR images at five subsequent time points in a 67-year-old woman
acute ischemic lesion ... ADC maps, the lesion ... it possible to differentiate ... DWI images, the lesion ... Interpretation #Findings #Neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... compressive cord lesion ... less swollen - Lesion ... or optic nerve lesions ... #differential