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'''Signs due to spinal cord and roots dysfunction'''
'''Signs due to spinal cord and roots dysfunction'''
*[[Limb weakness]] (lower extremities > upper extremities)
*Limb weakness (lower extremities > upper extremities)
*[[Sensory loss]] in the neck and back, following a radicular pattern
*[[Sensory loss]] in the neck and back, following a radicular pattern
*[[Nuchal rigidity]]
*[[Nuchal rigidity]]
*[[Bowel and bladder dysfunction]]
*Bowel and bladder dysfunction


==References==
==References==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]

Overview

Physical Examination

Symptoms

Common physical examination findings of neoplastic meningitis include:[1]

Signs due to cerebral hemisphere dysfunction

Signs due to cranial nerve dysfunction

Signs due to spinal cord and roots dysfunction

  • Limb weakness (lower extremities > upper extremities)
  • Sensory loss in the neck and back, following a radicular pattern
  • Nuchal rigidity
  • Bowel and bladder dysfunction

References

  1. Chamberlain, M. C. (2008). "Neoplastic Meningitis". The Oncologist. 13 (9): 967–977. doi:10.1634/theoncologist.2008-0138. ISSN 1083-7159.


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