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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 ... constipation Differential ... sclerosis • Syringomyelia ... Equina #syndrome #differential
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Etiology: - Syringomyelia ... involvement Cauda ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Syringomyelia 
 - Cyst or cavity formation within the spinal cord 
 - Expands and elongates
Syringomyelia ... proprioception #Syringomyelia
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia ... Weakness #Causes #differential
Lumbar Central Canal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No CSF effacement 
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effacement of CSF; cauda ... Aggregation of cauda
Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
of Back Pain - Differential ... Radicular Symptoms • Cauda ... #BackPain #Differential
Cauda Equina Syndrome:

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

1. Suspect? Investigate. If CES (threatened,
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... DrLindaDykes #Cauda
Myotomes of the Spinal Cord
Each segmental nerve root innervates more than one muscle. For simplicity, certain
below this is the cauda ... The cauda equina
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
Red Flags in Back Pain
 • Cancer: Age > 50, History of cancer, Unexplained weight loss,
IV drug use • Cauda ... RedFlags #Back #Pain #differential