A neurological examination evaluates nerve function by testing sensations ... nerve in the lower back affecting the nerve roots at the base of the spinal cord can cause cauda equina syndrome.

These nerves are responsible for the muscular function and sensation ... These can compress, or pinch, the nerve roots. A herniated disc affects the spinal cord itself as opposed to the peripheral ...

A spinal cord injury (SCI) is the occurrence of an acute traumatic damage to the spinal cord or nerves roots within the spinal column, including the cauda equina, that results in temporary or ...

The anesthetic agents that are infused through the small catheter block spinal nerve roots in the epidural space and the sympathetic nerve fibers adjacent to them. Depending on the location of the ...