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Vorlage:Infobox medical condition (new) Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a condition that occurs when the bundle of nerves below the end of the spinal cord known as the cauda equina is damaged.[1] Signs and symptoms include low back pain, pain that radiates down the leg, numbness around the anus, and loss of bowel or bladder control.[2] Onset may be rapid or gradual.[2]

Ursache ist meist ein Bandscheibenvorfall im Bereich der Lendenwirbel.[2] Andere mögliche Ursachen sind spinal stenosis, cancer, trauma, epidural abscess, und epidural hematoma.[2][1] Eine Verdacht auf Grundlage der Symptome wird durch medical imaging wie MRI oder CT scan bestätigt.[2][3]

CES wird operativ durch eine laminectomy behandelt.[2] Dauerhafte Blasenprobleme, Impotenz oder Taubheitsgefühle können trotz Operation bestehen bleiben.[2][3] A poor outcome occurs in about 20% of people despite treatment.[2] About 1 in 70,000 people is affected every year.[2] It was first described in 1934.[4]

Signs and symptoms

Approximate area of "saddle anesthesia" seen from behind (yellow highlight)

Severe back pain, saddle anesthesia, incontinence and sexual dysfunction are considered "red flags", i.e. features which require urgent investigation.[7]

Causes

After the conus medullaris, the canal contains a mass of nerves (the cauda equina or "horse-tail") that branches off the lower end of the spinal cord and contains the nerve roots from L1-5 and S1-5. The nerve roots from L4-S4 join in the sacral plexus which affects the sciatic nerve, which travels caudally (toward the feet). Compression, trauma or other damage to this region of the spinal canal can result in cauda equina syndrome.

The symptoms may also appear as a temporary side-effect of a sacral extra-dural injection:[8]

Trauma

Direct trauma can also cause cauda equina syndrome. Most common causes include as a complication of lumbar punctures, burst fractures resulting in posterior migration of fragments of the vertebral body, severe disc herniations, spinal anaesthesia involving trauma from catheters and high local anaesthetic concentrations around the cauda equina, penetrating trauma such as knife wounds or ballistic trauma.[9]

Spinal stenosis

CES can be caused by lumbar spinal stenosis, which is when the diameter of the spinal canal narrows. This could be the result of a degenerative process of the spine (such as osteoarthritis) or a developmental defect which is present at birth. In the most severe cases of spondylolisthesis cauda equina syndrome can result.[9]

Inflammatory conditions

Chronic spinal inflammatory conditions such as Paget disease, neurosarcoidosis, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, ankylosing spondylitis and chronic tuberculosis can cause it. This is due to the spinal canal narrowing that these kinds of syndromes can produce.[9]

Risk factors

No set risk factors have been clearly defined for CES at this point in time.[10] Individuals most at risk for disc herniation are the most likely to develop CES. Race has little influence with the notable exception that African Americans appear slightly less likely to develop CES than other groups; similarly, men are slightly more likely to develop CES than women.[10][11][12] Middle age also appears to be a notable risk factor, as those populations are more likely to develop a herniated disc; heavy lifting can also be inferred as a risk factor for CES.[10][12]

Diagnosis

MRI of an abscess causing cauda equina syndrome.

Examination for pain sensation, by pinprick, shows leg (lumbar nerves) analgesia with perineal (sacral nerves) escape. The maintenance of perineal sensation with absence of pain sensation over the lumbar nerve roots is typical for an extra-medullary and intra-thecal (outside the cord and within the dural sheath) process. Inability to walk, with this unusual sensory examination completes a triad of signs and usually represents spinal tuberculosis. The triad is paraplegia with lumbar loss of pain sensation and presence of perineal altered sensation.

Diagnosis is usually confirmed by an MRI scan or CT scan, depending on availability.[13] Bladder scanning and loss of catheter sensation can also be used to diagnose an onset of cauda equina syndrome and can aid diagnosis before MRI scanning.Vorlage:Citation needed Early surgery in acute onset of severe cases has been reported to be important.[13]

Prevention

Early diagnosis can allow for preventive treatment. Signs that allow early diagnosis include changes in bowel and bladder function and loss of feeling in groin.[14] Changes in sensation can start as pins and needles leading to numbness. Changes in bladder function may be changes to stream or inability to empty bladder fully. If a person progresses to full retention intervention is less likely to be successful.Vorlage:Citation needed

Management

The management of true cauda equina syndrome frequently involves surgical decompression. When cauda equina syndrome is caused by a herniated disk early surgical decompression is recommended.[15]

Cauda equina syndrome of sudden onset is regarded as a medical/surgical emergency.[13] Surgical decompression by means of laminectomy or other approaches may be undertaken within 6,[16] 24[17] or 48 hours of symptoms developing if a compressive lesion, e.g., ruptured disc, epidural abscess, tumor or hematoma is demonstrated. Early treatment may significantly improve the chance that long-term neurological damage will be avoided.[15][17]

Surgery may be required to remove blood, bone fragments, a tumor or tumors, a herniated disc or an abnormal bone growth. If the tumor cannot be removed surgically and it is malignant then radiotherapy may be used as an alternative to relieve pressure, with spinal neoplasms chemotherapy can also be used. If the syndrome is due to an inflammatory condition e.g., ankylosing spondylitis, anti-inflammatory, including steroids can be used as an effective treatment. If a bacterial infection is the cause then an appropriate course of antibiotics can be used to treat it.[18]

Cauda equina syndrome can occur during pregnancy due to lumbar disc herniation; age of mother increases the risk. Surgery can still be performed and the pregnancy does not adversely affect treatment. Treatment for those with cauda equina can and should be carried out at any time during pregnancy.[19]

Lifestyle issues may need to be addressed post - treatment. Issues could include the person's need for physiotherapy and occupational therapy due to lower limb dysfunction. Obesity might also need to be tackled.[18]

Bowel and bladder control

Rehabilitation of CES depends on the severity of the injury. If permanent damage occurs, then impairment in bladder and bowel control may result.[20] Once surgery is performed, resting is required until the bladder and bowel dysfunction can be assessed. Urinary catheterization may help with bladder control. Gravity and exercise can help control bowel movement (Hodges, 2004). Pelvic floor exercises assist in controlling bowel movements (Pelvic Floor Exercises, 2010).Vorlage:Full citation needed These exercises can be done standing, lying, or on all fours with the knees slightly separated. Full recovery of bowel and bladder control can take as long as two years.

Prognosis

The prognosis for complete recovery is dependent upon many factors. The most important of these is the severity and duration of compression upon the damaged nerve(s). Generally, the longer the time before intervention to remove the compression causing nerve damage, the greater the damage caused to the nerve(s).

Damage can be so severe that nerve regrowth is impossible, and the nerve damage will be permanent. In cases where the nerve has been damaged but is still capable of regrowth, recovery time is widely variable. Surgical intervention with decompression of the cauda equina can assist recovery. Delayed or severe nerve damage can mean up to several years' recovery time because nerve growth is exceptionally slow.

Review of the literature indicates that around 50-70% of patients have urinary retention (CES-R) on presentation with 30-50% having an incomplete syndrome (CES-I). The latter group, especially if the history is less than a few days, usually requires emergency MRI to confirm the diagnosis followed by prompt decompression. CES-I with its more favourable prognosis may become CES-R at a later stage.[21]

Epidemiology

The nerve roots extending from the lumbar spine are susceptible to compression, leading to CES. Intervertebral discs can be dislocated to different degrees, contributing to such compression.

Various etiologies of CES include fractures, abscesses, hematomas, and any compression of the relevant nerve roots.[22] Injuries to the thoracolumbar spine will not necessarily result in a clinical diagnosis of CES, but in all such cases it is necessary to consider. Few epidemiological studies of CES have been done in the United States, owing to difficulties such as amassing sufficient cases as well as defining the affected population, therefore this is an area deserving of additional scrutiny.[10]

Traumatic spinal cord injuries occur in approximately 40 people per million annually in the United States, resulting from traumas due to motor vehicle accidents, sporting injuries, falls, and other factors.[11] An estimated 10 to 25% of vertebral fractures will result in injury to the spinal cord.[11] Thorough physical examinations are required, as 5 to 15% of trauma patients have fractures that initially go undiagnosed.[23]

The most frequent injuries of the thoracolumbar region are to the conus medullaris and the cauda equina, particularly between T12 and L2.[11] Of these two syndromes, CES is the more common.[11] CES mainly affects middle-aged individuals, particularly those in their forties and fifties, and presents more often in men.[11][12][24] It is not a typical diagnosis, developing in only 4 to 7 out of every 10,000 to 100,000 patients, and is more likely to occur proximally.[10][11][12] Disc herniation is reportedly the most common cause of CES, and it is thought that 1 to 2% of all surgical disc herniation cases result in CES.[10][11]

Society and culture

CES affects mainly middle-aged individuals. There is a significant cost associated with hospital admissions, as CES is considered an emergent condition.

CES is often concurrent with congenital or degenerative diseases and represents a high cost of care to those admitted to the hospital for surgery.[11][24] Hospital stays generally last 4 to 5 days, and cost an average of $100,000 to $150,000.[24] Delays in care for cauda equina results in the English NHS paying about £23 million a year in compensation.[25]


References

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External links

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  1. ↑ a b Cauda equina syndrome (Englisch) In: Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) . 2015. Abgerufen im 9 November 2017.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i A Gardner, E Gardner, T Morley: Cauda equina syndrome: a review of the current clinical and medico-legal position.. In: European Spine Journal. 20, Nr. 5, May 2011, S. 690–7. doi:10.1007/s00586-010-1668-3. PMID 21193933. PMC 3082683 (freier Volltext).
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  15. ↑ a b Cauda equina syndrome secondary to lumbar disc herniation: a meta-analysis of surgical outcomes. In: Spine. 25, Nr. 12, June 2000, S. 1515–22. doi:10.1097/00007632-200006150-00010. PMID 10851100.
  16. ↑ Neurosurgery for Cauda Equina Syndrome. Medscape. November 11, 2013. Abgerufen im 18 March 2015.
  17. ↑ a b Delayed presentation of cauda equina syndrome secondary to lumbar disc herniation: functional outcomes and health-related quality of life. Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians. July 10, 2001. Abgerufen im 18 March 2015.
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  19. ↑ Surgery for lumbar disc herniation during pregnancy. In: Spine. 26, Nr. 4, February 2001, S. 440–3. doi:10.1097/00007632-200102150-00022. PMID 11224893.
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  24. ↑ a b c National and regional estimates on hospital use for all patients from the HCUP nationwide inpatient sample (NIS). United States Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research. 2012. Archiviert vom Original am 1. März 2015. Abgerufen am 23. Mai 2013.
  25. ↑ Delayed spinal surgery costs £23m in compensation, Health Service Journal. 30 January 2019. Abgerufen im 5 March 2019. 
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