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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... Pathogenesis and clinical ... , often from vascular ... Syndrome ->Cord ... herniation or tumour
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
cord - Spinal Cord ... Syndromes Spinal ... result in permanent neurologic ... of the spinal cord ... #Cord #syndromes
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Neuromuscular Weakness • Spinal ... Cord: Demyelinating ... Myelitis, Trauma, Tumor ... heavy metals), Critical ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... lesion: Clinical ... Vascular/Blockage ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
disorder of the spinal ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Enhancement - TM and tumor ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
Pathogenesis and clinical ... neuroendocrine tumors ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... arrhythmia • Valvular ... signs #symptoms #endocrinology
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
lung (Pancoast tumors ... decompress the spinal ... cord. ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #neurology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
• Acute stroke syndromes ... system: Brain tumor ... Lesions of the spinal ... cord • Inflammatory ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... white matter, spinal ... cord, and basal ... and diplopia) • Vascular ... interferon alfa, or tumor
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... may precede the neurologic ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... cortical lesions • Vascular ... diagnosis #management #neurology