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Physiotherapist's Management of Suspected Cauda Equina Syndrome in the United Kingdom: A National Survey. [PDF]

Physiother Res Int
ABSTRACT Background and Purpose Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES) is a rare but serious spinal condition requiring urgent diagnosis and management. Physiotherapists in UK musculoskeletal (MSK) services increasingly encounter suspected CES cases, but little is known about their clinical decision‐making and referral practices.
Tyer R, Livadas N, Hogg R.
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Pathology of the conus medullaris and cauda equina. Beyond the usual suspects [PDF]

Insights into Imaging
Background Pathologies affecting the conus medullaris and cauda equina can present with overlapping clinical symptoms, making an accurate diagnosis essential.
Nerses Nersesyan, Maria Lucia Brun Vergara, Azza Reda, Suely Fazio Ferraciolli, Leandro Lucato, Carlos Torres   +5 more
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Unforeseen Complications: Cauda Equina Syndrome After Vaginoplasty Combined With Epidural Analgesia [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
This case describes the first postoperative complication of cauda equina syndrome following gender affirmation surgery. Postoperatively, an epidural catheter was placed for pain management. Despite its intended benefits, the patient developed symptoms of
Toni P. Seppälä, Kaisu Ojala
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Polyneuropathy and noncompressive cauda equina syndrome as manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus covers a wide range of central nervous system and peripheral nervous system conditions. We report a rare case of a man with progressive muscle weakness and cauda equina syndrome.
Ahmad Tirmizi Jobli, Sharifah Aishah Wan, Cheng Lay Teh, Yaw Kiet Cheong, Cindy Hui San Kueh   +4 more
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Cauda Equina Syndrome

Obstetric Anesthesia Digest, 2009
#### Summary points An understanding of cauda equina syndrome is important not only to orthopaedic surgeons and neurosurgeons but also to general practitioners, emergency department staff, and other specialists to whom these patients present. Recognition of the syndrome by all groups of clinicians is often delayed as it presents with bladder, bowel ...
Lavy, C, James, A, Wilson-MacDonald, J, Fairbank, J   +3 more
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Case Report: The Coronal Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Three-Dimensional Fast-Field Echo With Water-Selective Excitation Can Identify the Wrapping of Spinal Nerve Fibers Into Subdural Tumors Prior to Operation

Frontiers in Neurology, 2022
PurposeIn the present study, the authors intend to identify the spatial relationship between subdural tumors and spinal nerve fibers of cauda equina prior to operation using the coronal MRI of three-dimensional fast-field echo with water-selective ...
Tao Tang, Jinghong Yuan, Jianhua Yin, Junchao Zhu, Jingyu Jia, Jingyu Jia, Jingyu Jia, Xigao Cheng, Xigao Cheng, Xigao Cheng   +9 more
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Predictable Imaging Signs of Cauda Equina Entrapment in Thoracolumbar and Lumbar Burst Fractures with Greenstick Lamina Fractures [PDF]

Asian Spine Journal, 2014
Study DesignA retrospective study.PurposeThe aim of present study was to investigate imaging findings suggestive of cauda equina entrapment in thoracolumbar and lumbar burst fractures.Overview of LiteratureBurst fractures with cauda equina entrapment can
Toyomi Yoshiiwa, Masashi Miyazaki, Ryuzo Kodera, Masanori Kawano, Hiroshi Tsumura   +4 more
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Tophaceous gout of the spine resulting in cauda equina syndrome: a rare presentation

Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, 2021
Introduction: Cauda equina syndrome due to spinal gout is an uncommon presentation of gout. Tophaceous deposits in the spinal canal compressing the nerve roots leads to this condition.    Case Presentation: We report a case of cauda equina syndrome due
K. V. D. R. Chamara, I. K. Jayasinghe, J. Dayaratna   +2 more
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Comparison of Paresthesia Mapping With Anatomic Placement in Burst Spinal Cord Stimulation: Long‐Term Results of the Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Double‐Blind, Crossover CRISP Study

Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, EarlyView., 2021
Abstract Objectives Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is an effective therapy for chronic intractable pain. Conventional SCS involves electrode placement based on intraoperative paresthesia mapping; however, newer paradigms like burst may allow for anatomic placement of leads.
Adnan Al‐Kaisy, Ganesan Baranidharan, Haggai Sharon, Stefano Palmisani, David Pang, Onita Will, Samuel Wesley, Tracey Crowther, Karl Ward, Paul Castino, Adil Raza, Yagna J. Pathak, Filippo Agnesi, Thomas Yearwood   +13 more
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Cauda Equina Paraganglioma [PDF]

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques, 1983
SUMMARY:Two paragangliomas resected from the cauda equina had similar morphology, both containing cells having dense core secretory granules with no associated sustentacular or supporting cells. The cells were arranged in characteristic lobules that were surrounded by basement membrane and separated by a fibrovascular stroma.
M S, Tsao, J, Bilbao, P, Richardson, M, Finlayson   +3 more
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