Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a rare spinal emergency that occurs due to excessive compression of the nerve roots below the level of the spinal cord termination. Only two cases of CES diagnosed during pregnancy have been reported in the literature (1,2). Classically, CES presents as a complex of low-back pain, bilateral radicular leg pain, saddle anesthesia, bilateral motor weakness and sensory loss in the lower extremities, as well as bowel and bladder dysfunction (3,4). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is performed urgently when CES is suspected clinically to diagnose and localize the cause of CES, and identify a site for surgical decompression. Emergency decompression is recommended to avoid permanent neurological sequelae (5).
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