Cauda equina syndrome (CES)
Evidence-based neurology checklist on cauda equina syndrome (ces): Causes Disc herniation Epidural haematoma Infections Tumours Metastases Trauma Postsurgical Ankylosing spondylitis Constipation Portal vein thrombosis: case report Elsberg syndrome: See Neurochecklist: “Elsberg syndrome” Clinical…
Causes
- Disc herniation
- Epidural haematoma
- Infections
- Tumours
- Metastases
- Trauma
- Postsurgical
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Constipation
- Portal vein thrombosis: case report
- Elsberg syndrome: See Neurochecklist: “Elsberg syndrome”
Clinical features
Treatment
References
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- Savoldi F, Kaufmann TJ, Flanagan EP, Toledano M, Weinshenker BG. Elsberg syndrome: a rarely recognized cause of cauda equina syndrome and lower thoracic myelitis. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm 2017; 4:e355.
- Gitelman A, Hishmeh S, Morelli BN, et al. Cauda equina syndrome: a comprehensive review. Am J Orthop 2008; 37:556-562.
- Fraser S, Roberts L, Murphy E. Cauda equina syndrome: a literature review of its definition and clinical presentation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2009; 90:1964-1968.
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