Prensa Libre notes that medical documents from Kahlo's time recorded a decrease in sensitivity in her legs and neuropathic pain, symptoms that coincide with the diagnosis of cauda equina syndrome.

The warning signs of CES, often referred to as red flags, include severe lower back pain, saddle anaesthesia (numbness in the area that would sit on a saddle), bladder or bowel dysfunction, and ...

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By early January the pain was so bad, he could not walk - and he was diagnosed with Cauda Equina Syndrome. It is a rare condition in which the nerves in the lower back suddenly become severely ...

Symptoms include urinary retention or incontinence, saddle anesthesia, progressive leg or foot weakness often bilateral or bowel incontinence. Although cauda equina syndrome is rare, neurologic ...