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cauda equina syndrome |
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cauda pl. caudae [L.] a tail or tail-like appendage. cauda equina the collection of spinal roots that stream caudally from the end of the spinal cord and occupy the vertebral canal. cauda equina compression see lumbosacral stenosis. cauda equina syndrome cauda helicis caudal process of the helix of the ear of the dog. cauda equina syndrome Acute cauda equina syndrome Neurosurgery
A condition caused by compression of multiple lumbosacral nerve roots in the spinal canal due to an abrupt prolapse of the lumbar disk Clinical CES is a medical emergency characterized by bilateral sciatica in the lower back and upper buttocks, saddle anesthesia, urinary retention, bowel dysfunction Diagnosis Myelography, CT, MRI Management Standard laminotomy-diskectomy–98% success; microsurgical diskectomy–86%, percutaneous diskectomy–67% How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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20) Haldeman and Rubenstein (19) reviewed the literature over a 77-year period and found 10 reports of cauda equina syndrome occurring as a result of lumbar spine manipulation. For example, cauda equina syndrome is a partial or complete loss of control of the bowel or bladder and sometimes sexual function; it is due to compression of the collection of spinal roots that descend from the lower part of the spinal cord and occupy the vertebral canal below the cord. |
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