cauda equina syndrome

cauda

pl. caudae [L.] a tail or tail-like appendage.

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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

see cauda equina neuritis.

cauda helicis

caudal process of the helix of the ear of the dog.

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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%