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    Cauda equina syndrome involves dull, aching pain in the lower back and legs along with numbness and weakness caused by compression of the bundle of nerves at the lower end of the spinal cord. It is usually caused by lumbar spondylosis or a congenitally narrow spinal canal and treated through decompressive back surgery and rest.

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    Cauda equina syndrome involves dull, aching pain in the lower back and legs along with numbness and weakness caused by compression of the bundle of nerves at the lower end of the spinal cord. It is usually caused by lumbar spondylosis or a congenitally narrow spinal canal and treated through decompressive back surgery and rest.

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    Cauda Equina Syndrome

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    Cauda equina syndrome involves dull, aching pain in the lower back and legs along with numbness and weakness caused by compression of the bundle of nerves at the lower end of the spinal cord. It is usually caused by lumbar spondylosis or a congenitally narrow spinal canal and treated through decompressive back surgery and rest.

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    Cauda equina syndrome

    BASICS
    DESCRIPTION:
    Dull aching pain of the perineum, bladder, and sacrum, generally radiating in a sciatic fashion, with
    associated paresthesias and paralysis, due to compression of the spinal nerve roots. Usual course - chronic.

    CAUSES:
    lumbar spondylosis with cauda equina compression
    congenital narrowing of lumbar canal

    TREATMENT
    decompressive laminectomy
    rest

    MISCELLANEOUS
    SYNONYMS:
    cauda equina pseudo-claudication

    ICD-9-CM:
    344.60 cauda equina syndrome without mention of neurogenic bladder
    344.61 cauda equina syndrome with neurogenic bladder

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