Evaluation of Outcome of Timing of Surgical Intervention on Cauda Equina Syndrome

Abstract

Result: Total number of patients meeting the inclusion criteria was 10, two females and eight males with a mean age of 40.30 + 6.58 years. The mean time for onset of symptom to timing of surgery was 142 hrs. VAS for leg improved from 5.90 + 0 .738 to 0.70 + 0.483 and VAS for back pain improved from 3.20 + 1.476 to 0.5 + 0.572 post operatively. There was improvement in sensory and motor function in all the cases. Bowel and bladder function improved in all the cases postoperatively at the time of final follow up. Sexual function was impaired in six patients preoperatively but postoperatively four had improved and two patients had poor result at the time of final follow up.