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Types of MYELOPATHY
🧠⚡ CMD⚡

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  1. Compressive Myelopathy
    ✨ Extra medullary
    ➡️ Intradural
    ➡️ Extradural
    ✨ Intra Medullary
  2. Non-compressive Myelopathy
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⚡⚡ MOST COMMON MYELOPATHY

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Extramedullary Extradural

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Extramedullary Extradural causes

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  1. Vertebral #
  2. Disc herniation
  3. TB of Vertebra
  4. Syphilis of Vertebra
  5. Extradural abscess
  6. Metastasis in Vertebra
  7. Aneurysm
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Extramedullary Intra-dural compressive MYELOPATHY
🧠⚡MeN have Extra ID ⚡

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Meningioma
Neurofibroma

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Intramedullary Compressive
Causes
🧠💡SOME💡

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Ependymoma
Syringomyelia

Medulloblastoma
Oligodendroglioma

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Compressive MYELOPATHY feature
@ Same Level
@ Below the level

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⭐ LMN Motor loss, Reflexes lost, Hyperaesthesia

⭐ Complete MOTOR and SENSORY LOSS.(UMN type)

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Pain in EXTRAMEDULLARY EXTRADURAL POSTEROLATERAL(Disc Herniation)

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⭐ POSTEROLATERAL : RADICLE PAIN( Brief, SHOCK like Lancinating Pain)
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Lower LIMB Weakness
⬇️
Posterior Column Involvement
(Numbness and Tingling)

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Pain in EXTRAMEDULLARY EXTRADURAL POSTERIOR Disc Herniation
Depends on:

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  1. Posterior Column Involvement ➡️ BAND LIKE SENSATION ➕ LHERMITTE’S Sign ➕ UPPER LIMB WEAKNESS (GLOVE AND STOCKING Pattern)
  2. LATERAL COLUMN: DULL ACHING PAIN, FUNICULAR PAIN
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INTRAMEDULLARY CORD COMPRESSION
SYRINGOMYELIA

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  1. Bowel and Bladder Involvement
  2. Spinothalamic tract involved
  3. Sparing of DCML ➡️ DISSOCIATIVE SENSORY LOSS
  4. Pain and Temperature sensation lost: TROPHIC ULCER, CHARCOT JOINTS
  5. Anterior Horn cell Involvement LMN WEAKNESS
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Difference BETWEEN INTRAMEDULLARY vs EXTRAMEDULLARY Cord Compression

🧠💡Intramedullary: BeST DL💡
🧠💡Extramedullary: RP² Singh💡

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3Ps of CORD COMPRESSION

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  1. Pain ➕
  2. Proteins in CSF ⬆️
  3. Pyramidal signs: EARLY
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Proteins in CSF is ⬆️ ⬆️ when

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ROOT Involvement is ➕

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Epiconus vs Conus Medullaris vs CAUDA Equina
CAUDA is Asymmetric

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L5 functions

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Extensor Hallucis Longus
Hip Abduction

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UMN type lesions are seen in CAUDA EQUINA vs CONUS MEDULLARIS?

🧠⚡ Conus - Cone of spinal cord - UMN signs ⚡
🧠⚡Cauda equina is the lower part of the spinal cord - LMN signs⚡

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Conus Medullaris

If the conus medullaris is damaged, UMN type of lesion will occur - with hyperreflexia.

Cauda equina are nerves that exit the spinal cord.If the cauda equina is damaged, LMN type of lesion will occur - with hyporeflexia or areflexia

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Perianal anesthesia is seen in CAUDA EQUINA vs CONUS MEDULLARIS?

🧠⚡ Conus rhymes with anus for perianal anesthesia ⚡

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Conus Medullaris

✨ Saddle Loss
✨ Anal & Bulbocavernosus reflex LOST

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SYMMETRY is seen in CAUDA EQUINA vs CONUS MEDULLARIS?

🧠⚡ cAudA has A’s for Asymmetric involvement ⚡

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Cauda equina syndrome is usually asymmetric.
Conus medullaris is symmetric.

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Bowel Bladder, Sexual Activity Involvement SEEN in CAUDA EQUINA vs CONUS MEDULLARIS?

Conus gives an early Bonus (Bowel and Bladder)

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Conus medullaris has early onset of bowel and bladder involvement.
CES has late onset bladder involvement.

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U/L or B/L seen in CAUDA EQUINA vs CONUS MEDULLARIS?

🧠⚡ Conus Bilateral Bonus! ⚡

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Conus MEDULLARIS has B/L Symmetrical and SUDDEN onset

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LOWER BACK PAIN seen in CAUDA EQUINA vs CONUS MEDULLARIS?

🧠⚡meduLLaris has two L’s for low back pain. ⚡

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✨ Conus medullaris has low back pain. Radicular pain is absent.

✨ CES back pain is less severe. Radicular pain is present in CES.

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🧠⚡Conus involves a conical structure ⚡

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Conus medullaris frequently causes impotence.
In CES, impotence is absent.

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Direct Tendon Reflexes LOST seen in CAUDA EQUINA vs CONUS MEDULLARIS?

Bulbocavernosus reflex lost in both

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Cauda Equina:
Loss of ANKLE and KNEE Reflex

Conus MEDULLARIS: Hyperreflexia
Knee reflex normal, ankle reflex lost

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MOTOR WEAKNESS seen in

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CAUDA EQUINA
Weakness and Wasting in Thigh and Leg muscle

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Conus MEDULLARIS Sensory Distribution

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Saddle Distribution

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ACUTE SPINAL CORD ISSUE RULES OUT WHAT TYPE OF MYELOPATHY
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ COMPRESSIVE MYELOPATHY IS RULED OUT MOST PROBABLE Dx : NON COMPRESSIVE MYELOPATHY
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MOST ACUTELY PRESENTING NON COMPRESSIVE MYELOPATHY
Acute TRANSVERSE MYELITIS Cause ✨ IDIOPATHIC ✨ POST INFECTIOUS ✨ POST VACCINATION
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Anterior Spinal Artery Infarction is seen in which age group
OLD AGE
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Approach to SPINAL CORD Involvement
Spinal cord involvement 💡🪔 POINTER🪔: B/L INVOLVEMENT ⬇️ SENSORY SYMPTOMS 1. ROOT PAIN / BAND LIKE PAIN ➡️ COMPRESSIVE MYELOPATHY 2. ACUTE SPINAL FEATURES ➡️ TRANSVERSE MYELITIS
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Causes of NON COMPRESSIVE MYELOPATHY 🧠⚡VITAMIN ⚡
✨ VASCULAR : Anterior Spinal Artery infarct, Spinal arteriovenous malformation (AVM) ✨ INFLAMMATORY: TRANSVERSE MYELITIS, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ✨ TOXINS : ARSENIC ✨ AUTOIMMUNE: Sarcoidosis > > SLE ✨ METABOLIC : VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY ✨ INFECTION: Syphilis, TB, HIV, HTLV1 ✨ NEOPLASM ✨ DEGENERATIVE : MOTOR NEURON DISEASE SYRINGOMYELIA
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TRANSVERSE MYELITIS 💡🪔CLINICAL POINTER🪔
ACUTE CORD FEATURES ➕ B/L NUMBNESS, TINGLING SENSATION ➕ B/L COMPLETE MOTOR LOSS ➕ PAIN, SUDDEN, SEVERE ✨ BAND LIKE ✨ AT LEVEL OF SEGMENT ➕ Combination of SENSORY, MOTOR AND BLADDER SYMPTOMS
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Monophasic INFLAMMATORY Demyelinating Disease affecting Multiple segments of Spinal Cord
Transverse Myelitis
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Clinical DIAGNOSIS of TRANSVERSE MYELITIS
⭐ MRI : HYPER INTENSITY/ ENHANCING LESIONS ⭐ CSF Pleocytosis ⭐ INCREASED IgG INDEX
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💊💉 MANAGEMENT of TRANSVERSE MYELITIS
1. STEROIDS: Mainstay TREATMENT methylprednisolone 500mg-1gm 2. PLEX
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Indications of PLASMA EXCHANGE IN TRANSVERSE MYELITIS
1. Inability to WALK 2. Marked Impaired AUTONOMIC FUNCTION 3. Sensory Loss in the LOWER EXTREMITIES 4. No clinical improvement after 5-7 days of IV STEROIDS
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3 Conditions with B/L ABSENCE OF KNEE JERK and ANKLE JERK ➕ EXTENSOR PLANTAR (BABINSKI REFLEX) 🧠⚡FAST ⚡
1. Friedrich's ATAXIA 2. Subacute DEGENERATION of Spinal Cord (Vitamin B12 deficiency) 3. Tabes Dorsalis
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1. Cerebellum NORMAL ➕ ATAXIA 2. Cerebellum ATROPHY ➕ ATAXIA
1. FRIEDRICH'S ATAXIA 2. ATAXIA TELENGIECTASIA
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Commonest form of SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION
Friedrich's Ataxia
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Why both UMN and LMN lesions in FRIEDRICH'S ATAXIA?
Spinal Cord ➕ Ganglion Disease
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1st STRUCTURE AFFECTED IN FRIEDRICH'S ATAXIA LAST STRUCTURE AFFECTED IN FRIEDRICH'S ATAXIA
⭐ DORSAL ROOT GANGLION (LMN features) ⬇️ SPINOCEREBELLAR Tract DEGENERATION ⬇️ Posterior COLUMN: DCML ⬇️ CORTICOSPINAL TRACT (MOTOR) ⬇️ ⭐ PERIPHERAL NERVES
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FRIEDRICH'S ATAXIA 🧠⚡IE ⚡
F: Frequent falls, ataxia R: Recessive IE: D: Dorsal column affected - Loss of vibratory and proprioceptive sensation occurs R: Recessive I: C: Cerebellar involement - Nystagmus, fast saccadic eye movements, truncal ataxia, dysarthria, dysmetria Choreioform movements H: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy High plantar arch, High steppage gait S: Scoliosis
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Trinucleotide Repeat in FRIEDRICH'S ATAXIA 🧠⚡ATAXIA h toh GAA kar dikha ⚡ Gene involved Chromosome
GAA ⭐ Frataxin Gene ⭐ Ch 9
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Non neurological features of FRIEDRICH'S ATAXIA
1. Pes cavum 2. Optic Atrophy * 3. KyphoScoliosis 4. Myocardial FIBROSIS 5. Cardiomyopathy 6. Diabetes Mellitus 7. Hammer Toe
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Tracts involved in SCDSC
Posterior column ⬇️ Corticospinal tract ⬇️ Lateral Spino-Thalamic Tract
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SCDSC
POSTEROLATERAL cord syndrome (UMN) ➕ NERVE ISSUES (REFLEX LOST)
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Conditions ASSOCIATED with SCDSC
1. B/L OPTIC NEUROPATHY 2. MENTAL CHANGES
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Dorsal ROOT Ganglion Involvement ➕ Bladder Involvement ➕ PAIN ➕ SENSORY ATAXIA ➕ Pupil Changes
Tabes Dorsalis Bladder: OVERFLOW INCONTINENCE Pupil: ARP
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Difference between FRIEDRICH'S ATAXIA vs TABES DORSALIS vs SCDSC
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ONION PEEL FACE seen in
SYRINGOBULBIA DUE TO: Involvement of Spinal nucleus of TRIGEMINAL Nerve
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Syringomyelia 💡🪔CLINICAL POINTER🪔
♂️ > ♀️ - YOUNG ♂️ -ASSOCIATED with ARNOLD CHIARI Malformation -DISSOCIATIVE sensory loss - WASTING of THENAR eminence, Forearm, Arm
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HALF CAPE DISTRIBUTION seen in
SYRINGOMYELIA

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