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NBE CME programme for DNB consultantsParenthesis Rare CommonDissociated Absent PresentSensory lossJoint position Lost SparedAutonomicBowel, Bladder Late EarlydisturbanceQ. How to differentiate between Automatic Autonomous bladderAutomaticAutonomousSite of lesion UMN LMNSymptoms Frequency/Urgency O v e r f l o wincontinenceBladder size Decreased IncreasedPyramedal sign + _Q. What questions do you ask about bladder functiona) Sensation of bladder fillingb) Starting micturitionc) Sustainingd) Stoppinge) Satisfaction of emptyingQ. What is Paraplegia in flexionA. Involvement of pyramidal tract + posterior columnQ. What is Paraplegia in extensionA. Involvement of only pyramidal tractQ. Salient features of Transverse MyectisA. i) Motor loss of below the level; ii) Sensory loss below the level(all modalities) ; iii) Bladderinvolvement; iv) Most common site – Mid-thoracic region; v) Evolves over a period of several daysto weeksQ. How will you mention the diagnosisA. 5 levels-1) Motor level; 2) Sensory level; 3) Reflex level; 4) Vertebral level; 5) Autonomic involvementSpinal ParaplegiaEtiolgoy- Congenital malformation - Arachnoid cyst; AV malformation; Atlanto aial dislocation;Arnold chiari malformation; Myclomeningocele;Familial spastic paraplegia - Autosomal Dominant(A.D) ; Autosomal Revessive (A.R.) ; X linked Recessive (X.R.); Infections - T.B. ; Hopkinspaxalysis(Post Mycoplasma) ; Diskitis; Epidural abscess; Herpes Zoster; Metabolic - Adrenomyeloneuropathy; Argininemia; Krabbes disease; Transverse Myelities - Devic’s disease;Encephalomyelitis; Idiopathic ; Trauma - Consussion; Epidural hematoma; Dislocaton/fracture;Tumors - Astrocytoma; Ependymoma; Neuroblastoma; Ewings sarcomaInvestigations– MRI- Single most important investigation but clinical findings should guide thisinvestigation; CT-Important role in identifying extent of bony defect in spina bifida, Also investgationof choice in Atlantoaxial anomalies or instability; Plain X-Ray – Spina bifida Atlantoaxial anomalies;Lumbar Puncture(L.P)—Tuberculosis-Total Count(T.C) – usually > 500, lymphocyte predominant;Protein – increased; Glucose – decreased; AFB +/- (Acid Fast Bacillus) ; PCR +ve (>95%)149