EMI777LY
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The most common causes of cauda equina and conus medullaris syndromes are the following:
Lumbar stenosis (multilevel)
Spinal trauma including fractures
Herniated nucleus pulposus (cause of 2-6% of cases of cauda equina syndrome)
Neoplasm, including metastases, astrocytoma, neurofibroma, and meningioma: Twenty percent of all spinal tumors affect this area.
Spinal infection/abscess, including tuberculosis, herpes simplex virus, meningitis, meningovascular syphilis, cytomegalovirus, schistosomiasis
Idiopathic, eg, spinal anesthesia: These syndromes may occur as complications of the procedure or of the anesthetic agent (eg, hyperbaric lidocaine, tetracaine).
Spina bifida and tethered cord syndrome
Other, rare causes
Spinal hemorrhage, especially subdural and epidural hemorrhage causing compression within the spinal canal
Intravascular lymphomatosis
Congenital anomalies of the spine/filum terminale
Conus medullaris lipomas
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I am going with D [-o<
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I think C is correct
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