TY - JOUR T1 - ‘I am walking – do I need an admission?’: A new cauda equina syndrome integrated care pathway for ambulant patients JF - Future Healthcare Journal JO - Future Healthc J SP - 70 LP - 71 DO - 10.7861/futurehosp.6-1-s70 VL - 6 IS - Suppl 1 AU - Verity Thakur AU - Manish Desai AU - Rosa Castro AU - Samantha Craddock AU - Vijay Kolli Y1 - 2019/03/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/6/Suppl_1/70.abstract N2 - BackgroundCauda equina syndrome (CES) is a potentially devastating event resulting in life-changing long-term neurological disability. This may be visible disability such as impaired mobility, but will also involve invisible disability such as neuropathic pain, urogenital and bowel dysfunction, and psychological sequelae, alongside vocational and relationship issues.What are the national standards?Patients with CES should be treated by specialist healthcare staff in spinal cord injury centres.Early rehabilitation is crucial and provides the best chance of optimal management of persisting deficits, coping … ER -