NEUROANATOMY case study(report)
NEUROANATOMY case study(report) CASE REPORT A case of 17 year old male was admitted due to weakness in both lower extremities with inability to walk. The patient was having productive cough associated with on and off evening rise of temperature, 6 months prior to consultation. He had loss of appetite and was noted to lose weight. A month prior to consultation he was noted to have complaints of low back pain and numbness on both lower extremities. Weakness persisted associated with inability to walk which prompted him to seek admission. Vital sign were normal. POTT’S DISEASE v STARRING POINTS… ü Introduction ü Epidemiology ü Pathogenesis ü Clinical Findings ü Diagnosis ü Treatment v WHAT IS POTT’S DISEASE? • also called “Tuberculous spondylitis” or “Spinal Tuberculosis”. • caused by an infection of the spinal column Or vertebral column by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Epidemiology q What causes Pott’s ...