What Is the Surgery for Cauda Equina Syndrome?
Cauda Equina Syndrome Cauda equina syndrome is a severe neurological disorder where the bundle of nerves at the base of spinal cord, called the cauda equina, either become compressed or inflamed, causing some level of pain and discomfort, numbness or tingling, weakness and delayed or abnormal reflexes. All of these symptoms will be present in both legs. It may also begin to affect a person’s bladder and bowel control. This compression or inflammation within this bundle of nerves may be caused, according to the Mayo Clinic, by a herniated disc or some type of tumor located along the spine. This herniation or tumor would most often be seen in the lumbar region of the back. Surgery According to the Department of Neurological Surgery at Columbia University, surgery on this area of the lower back is the most effective form of treatment and care of cauda equina syndrome. Once your doctor has established the need for this form of treatment, you’ll go through a neurological surgery on the back
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