A 64-year-old with suspected cauda equina (saddle anaesthesia, urinary retention, bilateral leg weakness). Immediate action?...

Question

A 64-year-old with suspected cauda equina (saddle anaesthesia, urinary retention, bilateral leg weakness). Immediate action?

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Urgent MRI spine and neurosurgical referral

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Start oral steroids

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Physiotherapy within a week

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CT lumbar spine non-contrast

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Outpatient MRI in 2 weeks

mrcem sba MCQ (SBA): Cauda Equina Syndrome