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Emergency Medicine Test Prep

Category - Nervous System Trauma

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Which of the following is correct regarding Cauda Equina syndrome (CES)?
  1. Upper motor neuron lesion
  2. Lower motor lesion
  3. Both
  4. None of the above.
Explanation
Answer: B - Cauda Equina syndrome (CES) is a serious neurologic condition in which damage to the Cauda Equina causes loss of function of the lumbar plexus (nerve roots) of the spinal canal below the termination (conus medullaris) of the spinal cord. CES is a lower motor neuron lesion.
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