Cauda Equina Syndrome: Top tips to save your arse (and your patient’s!) 1. Suspect? Investigate. If CES (threatened, partial or complete) is a “possible diagnosis”, you must investigate urgently 2. Emergency MRI. .Even overnight. Don’t call spinal surgeons first, unless MRI is contraindicated 3. MRI result: 4 possibilities. Infographic by Dr. Linda Dykes @DrLindaDykes #Cauda #Equina #Syndrome #Diagnosis #Tips