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daft question - sunray567 - ArchivalUser - 02-19-2008
sorry if this is a daft Q but
are cauda equina syndrome n spinal cord compression same?????????// do they present the same way??????
please help
0 - ArchivalUser - 02-19-2008
replies please
0 - ArchivalUser - 02-19-2008
cauda equina syndrome occurs as a result of compression of lumbosacral nerve roots . Usual presentation is with urinary retention or overflow incontinence. other imp findings include saddle anesthesia around the anus or perineum and decreased tone of anal sphincter
0 - ArchivalUser - 02-19-2008
saddle block can be provided via caudal epidural which provides "saddle block" and is useful during the 2nd stage of labor which requires blocking pain originating from s2-s4 ex.via pudendal nerve
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