Cauda equina syndrome can present in 2 ways: acute onset, where the symptoms and signs occur rapidly, and insidious onset,…
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Cauda equina syndrome is a relatively rare condition, comprising around 2–6% of lumbar disc operations [16, 17, 31], with an…
Although leg pain is common and usually goes away without surgery, cauda equina syndrome, a rare disorder affecting the bundle…
Compression of the cauda equina may lead to sciatic nerve pain felt on both sides of the body, and may…
Cauda equina syndrome is a medical emergency that calls for urgent surgical intervention. If patients with cauda equina syndrome do…
Cauda equina syndrome (CES) can have devastating neurological sequelae if surgical treatment is delayed. However, out-of-hours surgery (weekdays from 6:00…
Although cauda equina syndrome is not a fatal condition, it can cause severe neurological damage. If the condition is not…
At 60 min after onset of spinal anesthesia, 22 patients (100%) had recovered sensory and gross motor function, but only…
Saddle block anesthesia is a kind of low spinal block that manifests anesthesia over the saddle area, i.e., perineum, perianal…
The main difference between spinal block and epidural is that spinal block is a single-shot, short-acting regional anesthesia injected into…
The medicine may cause nausea after your surgery. It may also cause a seizure or heart attack. Saddle block or…
Cauda equina syndrome is most commonly caused by a massive disc herniation in the lumbar spine (low back). A disc…
Unlike most back problems that are longstanding or chronic, cauda equina is an acute event, like a stroke or heart…
Recovering from a spinal decompression procedure such as lumbar laminectomy or discectomy can take about four to six weeks.…
Between 2.5–5 mg of hyperbaric anesthetic was injected intrathecally in the sitting position and the patient remained upright for 3–10…
Saddle block is a spinal anesthetic restricted to the perineal area, or that part of the body in touch with…