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17 Cards in this Set
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UMN signs
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spastic tone
hyperreflexia Positive babinski no fasciculations muscle group paralysis slight atrohpy |
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LMN signs
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flaccid tone
hyporeflexia or areflexia no Babinski sign fasiculations present individual muscle paralysis pronounced atrophy |
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complete transverse myelopathy lesion
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total loss of motor and sensory functions below the level of lesion
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causes of complete transverse myelopathy
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trauma
transverse myelitis end stage cord compression |
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Brown Sequard lesion
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cord hemisection
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Brown sequard sx
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ipsilateral UMN weakness
ipsilateral position/vibration loss contralateral pain/temp loss |
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Brown Sequard causes
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trauma
MS |
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central cord syndrome lesion
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lesion in central canal involving ant commissure
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central cord SX
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crossing pain/temp fibers are interrupted
position, vibration sense and light touch are preserved sacral sparing |
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central cord causes
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syringomyelia
intramedullary tumor |
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ant spinal artery syndrome lesion
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occlusion of ant spinal artery
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ant spinal artery syndrome SX
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sudden paraplegia
loss of pain/temp below infarction preservation of position and vibration |
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most common level of SC infarction
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mid thoracid region duto watershed area of blood supply
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conus medullaris syndrome SX
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sensory loss in the saddle area
prominent sphincter involvement no limb weakness |
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conus medullaris most common cause
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Ependymoma
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radicular syndrome SX
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radicular pain w/ weakness and sensory loss in root distribution
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radicular syndrome cause
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nerve root compression by herniated disc
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