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Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is considered an incomplete cord syndrome, even though it occurs below the conus. Cauda equina syndrome refers to a collection of symptoms and signs that result from severe compression of the descending lumbar and sacral nerve roots.
Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is the compression of nerve roots within the cauda equina and a medical emergency that requires prompt diagnosis, investigation and treatment if the prognosis is to be anything other than bleak 1.
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Cauda equina syndrome is due to severe compression of the descending lumbar and sacral nerve roots, most commonly by an extruded disc. It is considered a surgical emergency.
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a heterogeneous group of autoimmune polyradiculopathies, involving sensory, motor, and autonomic nerves. It is the most common cause of rapidly progressive flaccid paralysis.
Cauda equina syndrome is considered an incomplete cord syndrome, even though it occurs below the conus. Cauda equina syndrome refers to a collection of symptoms and signs that result from severe compression of the descending lumbar and sacral ner...
Clinical presentation. Patients present with a combination of severe back pain and upper and lower motor neuron deficits, similar to cauda equina syndrome, which include 1-3: saddle anesthesia. loss of bladder reflex: urinary retention. loss of bowel reflex: incontinence.
Cauda equina is a bundle of nerve roots in the lower back that can cause severe symptoms if compressed.
From the case: Spinal fracture with cauda equina syndrome. mri. Acute fracture of L2 vertebral body with "retropulsion" causing narrowing of the spinal canal. This is impinging the spinal cord at the level of conus/start of the cauda equina. No change in cord signal.
Tethered cord syndrome is a clinical diagnosis based on neurologic deterioration involving the lower spinal cord 7. Patients may present with any combination of the following 4: progressive leg weakness or sensory loss. disturbance of bowel or bladder function. low back pain or sciatica.