Diseases of the spinal cord Flashcards
signs of upper mtor neruon
no wasting, incrased tone, extenor palntor reflex
myelopathy
loss of sensotioon a speiflc level
surgicla cuaes of myotphaty
tumour
vasucular abnomralies
degenerative spinal condtions
truama
medical causes of mylopthies
genetic
inflmator - due to ms or autoimmune or sarcoid
vasuclar - though ischemia or haemorrhage
infective - through herpes, emb, bacierl such as tb or liyme
metabolic - b12
idiopathic
investigaitons for myelopathy
mri
csf
bloods
causes of spinal cord infractions
atheromatous diase
throobleitic disaes - form endocarities
systemic hypotentions
hypervaisocity synomr
vasculitis
av abnnormalies
endocvaul promeb
menigovasuclar syphil
decompression sickenss
presentation of spinal cord storke
pain
sudden or onset over hours
wekaness, that gers worse
numbness and paraethies
urinary symptoms
treatmet for spial cord stroke
maintina adequate bp
reverse hypovomea/ arrthriams
antiplatelet tharpy
where is b12 from
fish, animtal, and meat
what is needed for b12 to be absorbed
intrisic factor from paritla cels
cuase of b12 defeies
vegans, autominned contsi that prevnet antiust to if b12 absopbrtion
total gasterctopy , chrones, tapeworms
signs of b12 defienceis
myelopathy, peripgharl neruopy, brian, eye/ brainstum and cereblleum problems
treatement for b12 defeinesy
intramuslr b12
what happens to reflex in b12 deffeeis
plantor reflex to umn signs
