Outcome of Cauda Equina Syndrome When Presenting Late in Developing Countries

Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a serious neurologic condition in which neurological dysfunction affects the lumbar and sacral nerve roots within the vertebral canal. Recognition of CES is not only important to Neurosurgeons and  Spine surgeons, but also to primary care practitioners, emergency room physicians, physiotherapists and allied health care professionals involved in management of back pain. It is an important diagnosis from a clinical and medico-legal perspective. Early surgical decompression is advocated by most authors to best aid patient’s recovery and reduces long term disability.
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Neurosurgery Source Type: research