saddle anesthesia

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Saddle anesthesia is a loss of sensation (anesthesia) restricted to the area of the buttocks, perineum and inner surfaces of the thighs.

Asymmetric saddle anesthesia is frequently associated with the spine-related injury cauda equina syndrome.{{Cite web|url=http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/cauda-equina-syndrome |title=Cauda Equina Syndrome|accessdate=2014-07-23}} It is also seen symmetrically with conus medullaris and may occur as a temporary side effect of a sacral extradural injection.{{Cite web|url=http://www.macdonaldpublishing.com/Chapter_8.html |title=Backache from Occiput to Coccyx| author=Gerald L Burke, MD |accessdate=2014-07-23 }}