Items tagged “cauda equina”

7 results found
Case

Cauda equina syndrome from lumbar disc bulge

  Diagnosis certain
Ahmed Almuslim
Published 16 Aug 2009
80% complete
MRI
Case

Cauda equina compression

  Diagnosis certain
Frank Gaillard
Published 02 Jun 2011
86% complete
MRI
Case

Post-arachnoiditic adhesions of the cauda equina

  Diagnosis almost certain
Roberto Schubert
Published 26 Jun 2011
65% complete
MRI
Article

Conjoined nerve root

Conjoined nerve roots are the most common nerve root developmental anomaly of the cauda equina, being twice as common as two roots in the same foramen, the next most common anomaly. Epidemiology The incidence in cadaveric studies is ~10% (range 8-14%) 2. In a recent prospective MRI study, it w...
Case

L5/S1 disc protrusion

  Diagnosis certain
Derek Smith
Published 02 Feb 2015
95% complete
MRI
Article

Spinal cord compression (summary)

This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists Spinal cord compression is a surgical emergency and if unrecognised or untreated, can result in irreversible neurological damage and disability. If the spinal roots below the conus medullaris are involved, it is termed caud...
Article

Investigating cauda equina syndrome (summary)

This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is the compression of nerve roots within the cauda equina and a medical emergency that requires prompt diagnosis, investigation and treatment if the prognosis is to be anything other than bleak 1...

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