Orthopaedics & MSK — Flashcards

Cauda equina syndrome typically causes low back pain and _____ radicular pain

Hint: severity

Brown-sequard syndrome presents with _____lateral loss of pain & temperature sensation below the level of the lesion

Cauda equina onset is typically _____

The _____ comprises the nerve roots of lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal spinal nerves below the conus medullaris

Cauda equina presents with _____ symptoms Conus medullaris syndrome presents with symmetric symptoms

Hint: ?symmetry

Cauda equina syndrome may be associated with "_____"

Hint: sensory deficit

The most common cause of cauda equina is _____

Nerve roots _____ innervates the bladder, bowel, & sexual organs that are relevant in spinal cord injury

Upper motor neuron lesion has _____ tone below the level of the injury

Hint: ↓/↑

Upper motor neuron lesion has _____ which is initial resistance when the limb is moved, followed by sudden, unexpected decrease in resistance