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Cauda equina syndrome: An uncommon cause of urinary retention in a young woman
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Cauda equina syndrome: An uncommon cause of urinary retention in a young woman

A. Arunkalaivanan, V.C. do Nascimento and M. Needham
International Urogynecology Journal, Vol.27(7), pp.1121-1123
2016
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Abstract

Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is an uncommon neurological condition resulting in the retention of urine in young women [1]. This is usually caused by the compression of the cauda equina, resulting in the dysfunction of the sacral and lumbar nerve roots in the vertebral canal [2]. Clinical diagnosis is based upon impairment of bladder, bowel, or sexual function and perianal or saddle numbness. An MRI scan confirms the level and the pathological diagnosis [3].

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1 Clinical & Life Sciences
1.129 Back pain
1.129.175 Spinal Disorders
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Urology & Nephrology
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Clinical Medicine
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