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Neuro Spine
Duke 2009
5
Medical
Professional
05/02/2009

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Cards

Term

Intramedullary

Cyst with or without solid component enhancing or non-enhancing

Definition

Syrinx

Hemangioblastoma

Pilocytic astrocytoma

Myxopapillary ependymoma

ependymoma

 

Term

Intramedullary

Focal signal abnormality

w/wo enhancement

Definition

Met

Astrocytoma

Ependymoma

Hemangioblastoma, solid

Cavernoma

Demyelinating disease

Sarcoid

Lymphoma

Term

Intramedullary

Diffuse signal abnormality

w/wo enhancement

Definition

Astrocytoma

Demyelinating disease

Transverse myelitis, ADEM

Vasculitis, such as lupus

Sarcoid

Lymphoma

Infarct

Dural AVF

Term

Posterior column spinal cord signal abnormality

 

Special ddx = ?

Definition

Posterior spinal artery infarct

B12 deficiency

Copper deficiency

Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis

Term

Intradural extramedullary lesions

 

DDx = ?

Definition

Tumor

  • Myxopapillary ependymoma
  • Ependymoma
  • Neurofibroma
  • Schwannoma
  • Meningioma
  • Drop mets

Dermoid/Epidermoid

Arachnoid cyst

Lipoma

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