so it is critical that patients get an MRI scan, which is the only way to confirm the condition," says Nisaharan Srikandarajah, a trainee neurosurgeon with a PhD in cauda equina syndrome.

Beverley Burling, from Yeovil, was told she needed an MRI scan after her left leg went completely numb to confirm if she had Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES). The syndrome requires surgery within hours ...