Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 November 2024
Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a clinically variable neurological syndrome caused by compression or distortion of the nerve roots below the spinal cord (cauda equina) prior to exiting the spinal canal. The most common cause of CES is posterior herniation of the intravertebral discs between L1 and L5, though it can also be caused by neoplasm, abscess, hematoma, or other localized swelling in the spinal canal, as well as vertebral fracture or severe spinal stenosis.
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