Exempel på cauda equina

• Raymond made contributions in research of syringomyelia, neurasthenia, poliomyelitis, tabes dorsalis and diseases of the cauda equina, to name a few.

• Treatment for those with cauda equina can and should be carried out at any time during pregnancy.

• The nervous tissue that extends below this point are individual strands that collectively form the cauda equina.

• Extremely rare, but potentially serious side effects include: strokes, spinal disc herniation, vertebral and rib fractures and cauda equina syndrome.

• After the spinal cord tapers out, the spinal nerves continue to branch out diagonally, forming the cauda equina.

• Surgical intervention with decompression of the cauda equina can assist recovery.

• Compression, trauma or other damage to this region of the spinal canal can result in cauda equina syndrome.

• Cauda equina syndrome of sudden onset is regarded as a medical/surgical emergency.

• Compression of the cauda equina can cause permanent nerve damage or paralysis.

• They may cause pressure on the spinal cord or cauda equina, which may present as pain, muscle weakness, or bladder and bowel dysfunction.

• The authors describe a simple clinical adjunct to the routine neurological examination of patients with intermittent cauda equina compression syndrome.

• It is frequently associated with spine-related backache cauda equina syndrome.

• Severe back pain extending to the hips and feet, loss of bladder or bowel control, or muscle weakness may result from spinal tumours or cauda equina syndrome.

• These tumors can be present in major brain areas not associated with the main cerebral hemispheres, including the cerebellum, optic nerve, cauda equina, hypothalamus, and brain stem.

• This disorder is called cauda equina syndrome.