Spinal lesions Flashcards
1
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Degeneration of anterior horn a spinal cord
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Spinal muscular dystrophy Floppy baby symmetric weakness tongue fasciculations SMN1-snrnp assembly defect
2
Q
B12 deficiency spinal cord
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Demyelination Subacute combined degeneration SC Spinocerebellar tract- ataxic gait CS tract- dorsal columns- position vibration sense , paraesthesia
3
Q
Most common cause of
vertebral metastasis
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Symptoms - severe back pain ,extremity weakness ,gait instability
most common cause breast lung and prostate cancer‘s
