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Cauda Equina Syndrome  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Compressive lesion affecting the nerve roots of the CAUDA EQUINA (e.g., compression, herniation, inflammation, rupture, or stenosis), which controls the function of the bladder and bowel. Symptoms may include neurological dysfunction of bladder or bowels, loss of sexual sensation and altered sensation or paralysis in the lower extremities.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-XCXJ1BRL-X

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