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- damage is primarily in the anterior 2/3 of cord, and is related to vascular insufficiency (see blood supply to the spinal cord);
- there is sparing the posterior columns (position sense, proprioception, and ...

Cauda Equina Syndrome Secondary to Lumbar Disc Herniation A Meta Analysis of Surgical Outcomes Spine Vol 25 No. 12 pp1523-1532
Introduction
* Definition of CES as a severe neurological deficit with clinical features of low back pain, sciatica, saddle anaesthesia, motor weakness, sensory deficit, urinary...

The cauda equina is formed by nerve roots caudal to the level of spinal cord termination. Cauda equina syndrome is a combination of low back pain, unilateral or usually bilateral sciatica, saddle sensory disturbances, bladder and bowel dysfunction, and variable lower extremity motor and sensory loss. Cauda equina syndrome is...

the anterior and lateral spinothalamic tracts carry ascending fibers to the thalamus for pain, temperature and crude touch. These fibers cross over at the level of the spinal cord via the anterior commissure to ascend on the contralateral side of the spinal cord.
Hence, a classic Posterior Cord Syndrome will affect...