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Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... Supply: - AVM - Antiphospholipid ... Spinal artery thrombosis ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
meninges in spinal cord ... nerve roots Spinal Cord ... Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... infarction, vasospasm, thrombosis ... differential #TB #neurology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
necrosis) - Thrombosis ... (Thrombotic vasculopathy ... HUS and HIT • Antiphospholipid ... syndrome • Warfarin-induced ... #rheumatology #hematology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
et diutinum Neurologic ... Organomegaly+↑RBC/plt+, ↑thrombosis ... anemia due to cold ... Hyperviscosity (Thrombosis ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APLS) Testing - Hypercoagulable Workup Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Vascular thrombosis
Antiphospholipid ... Syndrome (APLS) ... Hypercoagulable Workup ... or small-vessel thrombosis ... #Workup #Algorithm
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
• Acute stroke syndromes ... of the spinal cord ... Paraneoplastic syndrome ... dystrophies Work ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Stiff Person Syndrome ... Stiff Person Syndrome ... brain and spinal cord ... antibody that works ... Management #treatment #neurology
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
surrounds the spinal cord ... brain sagging syndrome ... Cerebral venous thrombosis ... Pachymeningitis #HP #Neurology