The conus medullaris (Latin for "medullary cone") or conus terminalis is the tapered, lower end of the spinal cord. It occurs near lumbar vertebral levels...
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flags", i.e. features which require urgent investigation. After the conus medullaris (near lumbar vertebral levels 1 (L1) and 2 (L2), occasionally lower)...
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and proprioceptive sensation. Conus medullaris syndrome is an injury to the end of the spinal cord the conus medullaris, located at about the T12–L2 vertebrae...
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and the conus medullaris of the spinal cord. The cauda equina occupies the lumbar cistern, a subarachnoid space inferior to the conus medullaris. The nerves...
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about 20 cm in length, extending inferior-ward from the apex of the conus medullaris to attach onto the coccyx. The filum terminale acts to anchor the spinal...
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brainstem, passes through the foramen magnum, and continues through to the conus medullaris near the second lumbar vertebra before terminating in a fibrous extension...
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spine-related injury cauda equina syndrome. It is also seen symmetrically with conus medullaris and may occur as a temporary side effect of a sacral extradural injection...
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the spinal needle below the conus medullaris at the L3/L4 or L4/L5 interspinous levels. With growth of the spine, the conus typically reaches the adult...
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verify the function of sensory and motor sacral roots as well as the conus medullaris. The reflex is spinal mediated and involves S2–S4. The absence of the...
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ship USS Conus (ARL-44), but the conversion was cancelled Conus artery, present in only 45 percent of human hearts Conus medullaris or conus terminalis...
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