Anästhesie (Fach) / Krankheitsbilder (Lektion)
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Cauda equina syndrome
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The spinal cord ends at L1 and L2 at which point a bundle of nerves travel downwards through the lumbar and sacral vertebrae (L1-5 and S1-4). Injury to these nerves will cause
- partial or complete loss of movement and sensation in this distribution
- Faecal incontinence
- impotence
- Urinary retention
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