VHOSPITAL.CLINIC · Cauda Equina Syndrome
Cauda equina syndrome is a serious neurological emergency caused by compression of the cauda equina nerve roots in the lower lumbar spine. It presents with severe low back pain, saddle anaesthesia, progressive leg weakness, and loss of bladder or bowel control, requiring emergency surgical decompression.
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