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1
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brief description of neurogenic shock

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trauma and spinal shock cause a sudden loss of background sympathetic stimulation to blood vessels
can be seen in high spinal cord injuries (down to T6)

2
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cervical cord syndrome

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affects anterior horn cells and ALS tract at level of lesion

can grow to impinge upon lateral corticospinal tracts and cause UMN damage to body parts below the lesion

3
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what is a etiology of post traumatic cervical cord syndrome

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syrinx
inflammatory inclusion in the central cord
can grow and expand

4
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what etiology would cause a hemi cord syndrome to progress to a full cord syndrome

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extra-axial tumor
initially compresses one side, but eventually grows to a critical point where more deficits are seen very quickly as the cord can no longer compensate

5
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extradural lesions

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chondromas
sarcomas
(metastatic tumors)

6
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intradural, extramedullary lesions

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meningiomas

neurofibromas

7
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intramedullary lesions

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gliomas

ependymomas

8
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lesion that could lead to myeloradiculopathy

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unilateral external compression

compresses nerve root and corticospinal tract