Author: Satish Bharti / Editor: Nick Tilbury / Codes: MuC1, MuP1, NeuP5, SLO1 / Published: 03/11/2023
A 57-year-old male, known to have spinal stenosis, presents with acute back pain for 5 days and numbness in both legs. He is admitted with possible cauda equina syndrome (CES). Later on, an MRI is done, which shows mild spinal stenosis at L3/L4 level but no evidence of CES.
He is discharged from SDEC (same-day emergency care) with advice to see his GP for referral to physiotherapy.