Catalog

Cauda equina syndrome due to infection

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Link to WHO Definition

Cauda equina syndrome due to infection – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1062532645

Compression or dysfunction of the cauda equina due to acute or chronic infections, often with multiple organisms including commonly Tuberculosis, Brucellosis as well as fungal infections. Chronic subdural bacterial infections are other examples of infections which commonly give rise to cauda equine syndrome.