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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 ... cord lesions can ... spinal cord lesion ... #syndromes #lesions
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Diagnosis- Compatible syndrome ... + MRI lesions + ... #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary/Functional
 • lnsufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic
 • Hirschsprung's Disease
 • Imperforate
Disease • Spinal Cord ... Lesions • Myotonia ... Guillan-Barré Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
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Causes of Pediatric ... Disease • Spinal Cord ... Lesions • Myotonia ... Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
Guillain–Barré syndrome ...  Most common cause ... Differential diagnosis ... hyperreflexia, multiple lesions ... lesion on MRI
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion ... the site of a lesion ... Corticospinal Tract Lesions ... Causes: 1. ... 5 levels below lesion
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Causes of Hypotonic ... Intracranial Mass/lesion ... Other Congenital Syndromes ... - Spinal Cord ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Weakness • Spinal Cord ... Phrenic nerve injury ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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- Differential ... Unilateral Spinal Cord ... Lesions Above ~ ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
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 ... Disease: Lesions ... matter, spinal cord ... Behcet disease) Differential