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2023 Jan


Lancet Reg Health Eur


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Presentation, management, and outcomes of cauda equina syndrome up to one year after surgery, using clinician and participant reporting: A multi-centre prospective cohort study.

Authors

Woodfield J, Hoeritzauer I, Jamjoom AAB, Jung J, Lammy S, Pronin S, Hannan CJ, Watts A, Hughes L, Moon RDC, Darwish S, Roy H, Copley PC, Poon MTC, Thorpe P, Srikandarajah N, Grahovac G, Demetriades AK, Eames N, Sell PJ, et al.
Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2023 Jan; 24:100545.
PMID: 36426378.

Abstract

Cauda equina syndrome (CES) results from nerve root compression in the lumbosacral spine, usually due to a prolapsed intervertebral disc. Evidence for management of CES is limited by its infrequent occurrence and lack of standardised clinical definitions and outcome measures.