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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
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syndrome (CES) ... Sciatica: often bilateral ... L5/S1 with an inferior ... - Emergency Causes ... Examination - bilateral
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
and Myotomes Reflexes ... Conditions: • Cauda Equina ... dysfunction, and bilateral ... Commonly caused ... sensory #motor #leg #physicalexam
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
involved) - Tendon reflex ... in deep tendon reflexes ... involved - Bilateral ... (more commonly bilateral ... involvement Cauda Equina
Inferior Lens Subluxation on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

A 70-year-old patient consulted for decreased visual acuity in
Inferior Lens Subluxation ... to evaluate for cataract ... Examination revealed bilateral ... Subluxation #Ocular #PhysicalExam ... ophthalmology #SlitLamp
Intermittent Bilateral Exophthalmos (Alternating Exophthalmos and Enophthalmos) on Physical Exam

Observing this patient in silence for a
Intermittent Bilateral ... silence for a few ... the superior and inferior ... The cause of this ... ophthalmology #physicalexam