Understanding Chronic Cauda Equina Syndrome Radiology

How many times has a patient with chronic CES thought they had a relapse into acute cauda equina syndrome? A Lot- and many times during these flare-ups, it's just that, an increase of symptoms of chronic CES for unknown reasons with no imaging to justify the symptoms.
There are of course a few instances where a patient does relapse and requires additional treatment, and it's not as rare as we would like to see. But seeing an MRI report that says anything other than normal is frightening, and hearing terms from doctors that make no sense leaves a communication gap and can lead to misunderstanding of what is going on in their body.
To improve communication and understanding between doctors and their patients, Dr. Jason Hwang put together a tutorial on MRI radiology and CES to both decrease patient anxiety and increase understanding and better communication between doctor and patient.

[@mmss652]

Thank you!!!!!!!

[@faraidoonrawf556]

Hi, I am a radiologist but ironically I suffer from symptoms of chronic CES. No one till now has reached the diagnosis. I had an acute disc prolapse back in 2005 but when I did an MRI and showed it to my consultant ( I was a little ST1), he didn’t take it seriously. I have been suffering ever since from intermittent sciatica, but my lower back never got better. Could you please inform me what sort of surgery did you have and did you have saddle sensory change ( I never call it anaesthesia because it is not anaesthesia and as doctors we vaguely saying things to people that we don’t understand ourselves ). I would appreciate your answer.

[@estellamcgowen4023]

Can u have cauda equina with adhesive arachnoiditis