In patients with suspected cauda equina syndrome (CES), is clinical evaluation compared to MRI/surgically confirmed cases, able to predict/safely rule out the diagnosis.

Date First Published:

December 24, 2021

Last Updated:

December 24, 2021

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Ahmed Abdulkareem, Junior Clinical Fellow (North Manchester General Hospital)

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Abdulrahman A., North Manchester General Hospital

Three-Part Question:

[In patients with suspected cauda equina syndrome (CES)], is [clinical evaluation compared to MRI/surgically confirmed cases], able to [predict/safely rule out the diagnosis].