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Cauda Equina Syndrome:

Top tips to save your arse (and your patient’s!)

1. Suspect? Investigate. If CES (threatened,
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Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Overview Cauda ... Equina Syndrome ... Symptoms - Cauda ... #CaudaEquina #Cauda
Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
Stenosis with Caudal ... the navel and Caudad ... - flow will be caudad ... was dominantly caudad ... #Milking #SVC #syndrome
Red Flags in Back Pain
 • Cancer: Age > 50, History of cancer, Unexplained weight loss,
IV drug use • Cauda ... equina syndrome
Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
Radicular Symptoms • Cauda ... Equina Syndrome
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... #CaudaEquina #Syndrome
VON-CHOP Mnemonic for Orthopedic Emergencies
V - Vascular compromise (eg ischemic leg)
O - Open fracture
N - Neurological
Neurological deficit (eg cauda ... - Compartment syndrome
Stool Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Affected Pelvic Floor 
 - Trauma/Surgery
   • Surgery: Anorectal,
, Spinal Cord, Cauda ... Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Conditions: • Cauda ... Equina Syndrome
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
cord disease, cauda ... equina syndrome