Cauda Vs Conus
Cauda Vs Conus
Spinal level Injury of the sacral cord Injury to the lumbosacral nerve roots
segment (conus and epiconus)
and roots
Reflexes Knee jerks preserved but ankle Both ankle and knee jerks affected.
jerks affected. bulbocavernosus reflex is absent in low
bulbocavernosus reflex may be
spared
CE (sacral) lesions
Sphincter and Early and severe bowel, Usually late and of lesser
sexual bladder, and sexual magnitudelower sacral roots
dysfunction that results in a
function reflexic bowel and bladder
involvement can cause bladder,
with impaired erection in bowel, and sexual dysfunction
males