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Does the entire bundle of nerve roots need to be compressed for it to be cauda equina syndrome or can a person have same symptoms with one nerve?
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Usually not: Typically the diagnosis of caudal equina syndrome is made when multiple nerves going to the pelvic and leg regions are pinched/compressed. If only one nerve is pinched the diagnostic term used is different.
Answered 1/7/2018
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