«It is often only on presenting themselves at a hospital accident and emergency department with very significant symptoms, which can include the inability to pass urine for several hours or incontinence, that cauda
equina compression is suspected,» comments Moore Blatch clinical negligence expert Maya Sushila.
Not exact matches
On the basis of Henry's signalment, history, and radiographic findings, his MRI results were most consistent with multifocal discospondylitis and right - sided
compression of the cauda
equina secondary to extruded disc material, a cyst, or an abscess.
The job of the cauda
equina nerves is to send and receive messages between the brain and the lower body, and prolonged
compression of these nerves can cause nerve damage and permanent disabilities.