If the prolapse is very large and presses on the nerves within the spinal column or the cauda equina, both sides of the body may be affected, often with serious consequences.
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While lumbar spinal stenosis is more common, cervical spinal stenosis is more dangerous because it involves compression of the spinal cord whereas the lumbar spinal stenosis involves compression of the cauda equina.
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Edmondson won a gold medal in the Women's 50 m Breaststroke cauda equina with a time of 1 : 04.6, a "'world record " '.
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Involvement of the spinal cord is rare, but can lead to abnormal sensation or weakness in one or more limbs, or cauda equina symptoms ( stool, decreased sensation in the buttocks ).
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He has been a major contributor to the peer-reviewed articles on the diagnosis and management of Spinal Cord Injury, Cauda Equina and Conus Medullaris Syndromes, Swallowing Disorders and Traumatic Brain Injury.
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And she won a third gold medal in the Women's 50 m Freestyle Supine cauda equina with a time of 50.8 seconds, another "'world record " '.
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Infiltration happens most often at the base of the brain, dorsal surface, and especially at the cauda equina ( bundle of nerves occupying spinal column ) which is largely due to the effect of gravity.
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Such severe spinal stenosis symptoms are virtually absent in lumbar stenosis, however, as the spinal cord terminates at the top end of the adult lumbar spine, with only nerve roots ( cauda equina ) continuing further down.
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It is also seen in conus medullaris, the difference is that it is symmetrical in conus medullaris and asymmetric in cauda equina . It may also occur as a temporary side-effect of a sacral extra-dural injection:
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It is divided into either spinal ( injection into the subarachnoid space ), epidural ( injection outside of the subarachnoid space into the epidural space ) and caudal ( injection into the cauda equina or tail end of the spinal cord ).