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Vestibular Disorders Host: Jimmy McKay, PT, DPT Featured Guest; Alicia Flach, PT, DPT, NCS Notes by Alexis Lancaster Vestibular Disorders What is it? Disruption that can occur from vestibular apparatus (inner ear) through the cranial nerve to the CNS where the information is processed Any disruption along this path will…
Episode 20: Cauda Equina Syndrome Host Jimmy McKay Featured guest Bridget Ripa Notes Alexis Lancaster Cauda equina: “horse’s tail” What is it? Injury to lumbar and sacral spinal nerve roots within the canal Presentation Variable lower extremity paralysis Sensory loss Bowel and bladder dysfunction Causes Trauma, pelvic crush (MVA), child…
Episode 19: Central Cord Syndrome Host Jimmy McKay Featured guest Bridget Ripa Notes Alexis Lancaster What is it? Damage to the central portion of the spinal cord How does it happen? Hyperextension of the cervical spine is the typical cause Inflammation or pressure on the cord centrally Anatomy/Presentation Tricky Damages…
Episode 18: Brown Sequard Syndrome Notes by Alexis Lancaster, SPT What is it? Damage to one side of the spinal cord Mechanism of injury: MVA, gunshot wound, stab wound Impairments/presentation: Ipsilateral losses: proprioception, vibration, deep touch, discriminative touch, and voluntary motor control Contralateral losses: pain, temperature, crude touch Differential diagnosis:…
Episode17: Posterior Cord Syndrome Notes by Alexis Lancaster, SPT What is it? Damage to the posterior cord itself Occlusion of posterior spinal artery Very rare Differential diagnosis Any of the other spinal cord syndromes (anterior/brown sequard/central cord) Clinical presentation Isolated loss of proprioception, vibration, & discriminative touch Special tests Clinical…
Episode 15- Autonomic Dysreflexia What is it? Excessive autonomic nervous system activity triggered by afferent stimuli below the level of the spinal cord injury (usually level T6 and above) The stimulus can be noxious or non-noxious Usually it is a noxious stimulus Example: kinked catheter, tight clothing, overheating, UTI, bowel…
Episode 14: Huntington’s Disease Host Jimmy McKay Featured guest Bridget Ripa Notes by Alexis Lancaster What is it? Inherited, an autosomal dominant trait Causes degeneration to specific brain regions Huntington’s disease gene is on chromosome 4 and it produces the Huntington protein that’s found throughout the body Signs/Symptoms Symptoms can…
Episode 12: Orthostatic Hypotension NPTE Studycast Featured Expert Bridget Ripa, PT, DPT, NCS, CBIS, CSRS Notes by Alexis Lancaster, SPT What is it * A decrease in blood pressure by ≥20mmHg systolic and ≥10mmHg diastolic when moving from a supine to upright position Causes * Cardiovascular system, BP, blood supply…
TIA – Transient Ischemic Attack Notes by Nick O'Hanlon, SPT What is it? The same underlying mechanism as an ischemic stroke; with the main difference being the duration of symptoms is significantly less In other words, a brief episode of neurological dysfunction caused by ischemia (lack of blood supply) to…
