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Mar 2014
Study Concludes Delays in Diagnosis and Treatment of Cauda Equina Syndrome Were the Prime Cause of Poor Outcomes
A study published in 2013, (Epidemiological Study of Cauda Equina Syndrome, Acta Ortop Bras.2013; 21(3):159-162, by Fuso, Dias, Letaif, Cristante, Marcon and de Barros Filho), suggested inadequate treatment of cauda equina syndrome patients in the public health system in Sao Paulo. This was a retrospective study of medical records of patients admitted to the hospital…