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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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disturbance • Bladder ... constipation Differential ... palpation of the bladder ... decreased rectal tone ... Equina #syndrome #differential
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... bladder continence ... Lower roots -> Cauda ... decreased muscle tone ... diagnosis #neurology #differential
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Incontinence - Differential ... neuropathy or spinal ... cord disease, cauda ... medications • Bladder ... #Incontinence #Differential
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Variable weakness - Bladder ... paralysis of the bladder ... involvement Cauda ... Leg weakness - Bladder ... syndromes #lesions #differential