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:A. [[Urinary retention]] | :A. [[Urinary retention]] | ||
OR | ::OR | ||
:B. [[Saddle anesthesia]] | :B. [[Saddle anesthesia]] (numbess of the buttocks and [[groin area]]) | ||
OR | ::OR | ||
:C. Bilateral neurological findings | :C. Bilateral neurological findings | ||
OR | ::OR | ||
2. | 2. Rapid decline in muscle strength in a specific anatomic distribution (not generalized weakness, but weakness in the right leg for instance) | ||
==== [[life threatening causes of back pain| Yes ]]==== | ==== [[life threatening causes of back pain| Yes ]]==== | ||
==== [[ acute onset of radiculopathy present| No ]]==== | ==== [[ acute onset of radiculopathy present| No ]]==== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:59, 30 July 2013
Is either number 1 or 2 present?
1. Acute radiculopathy with any one of the following three findings:
- OR
- B. Saddle anesthesia (numbess of the buttocks and groin area)
- OR
- C. Bilateral neurological findings
- OR
2. Rapid decline in muscle strength in a specific anatomic distribution (not generalized weakness, but weakness in the right leg for instance)