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Adjectival Hyphens

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"epidural haematoma (may also be spontaneous, post-operative, post-procedural or post-manipulation)"

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"epidural haematoma (may also be spontaneous, post-operative, post-procedural or post-manipulation)"

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EG List And

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"primary, e.g. myxopapillary ependymoma, schwannoma, spinal meningioma, or other tumours of the cauda equina ¹⁸"

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Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"CT myelogram"

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There Is

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"There is a host of associated symptoms and signs, which may be unilateral or bilateral and have a variable presence ^1-3,6,10:"

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"There is a long list of conditions that can cause cauda equina syndrome (some of these are very rare) ^1-3:"

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Semicolons

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"inflammatory: both acute and chronic forms may be seen in long-standing ankylosing spondylitis (2nd-5th decades; average 35 years) ^7-9"

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"the key finding is severe spinal canal stenosis with effacement of the thecal sac; the cause (e.g. disc herniation) should also be identifiable ¹⁷"

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"conus medullaris syndrome: primary clinical differential diagnosis; has both upper and lower motor neurone signs, whereas cauda equina syndrome has lower motor neurone signs only ¹⁸"

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"Cauda equina syndrome is a clinical diagnosis; the term should not be used in a radiology report unless the appropriate symptoms and signs are known. In the absence of corroborating history, a better phrasing is "compression of the cauda equina", which should then be correlated clinically ¹⁴. This is an important distinction, as many elderly patients may have marked canal stenosis with compression of the cauda equina but do not present acutely with cauda equina syndrome."

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Inline EG

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"numerous other rare space-occupying lesions (e.g. sarcoid)"

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