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Cauda equina syndrome from lumbar disc herniation

Drew Alexander Bednar
CMAJ March 01, 2016 188 (4) 284; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150206
Drew Alexander Bednar
Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
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vol. 188 no. 4 284
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https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150206
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26504103
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  • Published online February 29, 2016.

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  1. Drew Alexander Bednar, MD⇑
  1. Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
  1. Correspondence to: Drew Bednar, drewbednar{at}hotmail.com

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    • Cauda equina syndrome is a complex of low-back pain, bilateral sciatica, saddle anesthesia and motor weakness in the lower extremities1
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