electrophysiological evaluation in lumbosacral radiculopathy.

نویسندگان

shahriar nafissi department of neurology, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran.

shahram niknam department of neurology, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran

seyedeh simindokht hosseini department of neurology, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran

چکیده

background: prevalence of electrophysiological abnormalities in patients with lumbosacral radiculopathy was evaluated. methods: a cross-sectional study was performed on 97 consecutive patients with the clinical diagnosis of lumbosacral radiculopathy. complete neurological examinations and standard electrophysiological evaluation was performed on the patients. results: patients under study had the mean age of 46.4 ± 13.1 years (mean ± standard deviation). there were positive mri findings in 64% of the patients. in 43% l5 root and in 40% s1 root was involved. abnormal electrophysiological findings were recorded in 82% of the patients. in patients with pretibial muscle weakness, there were significant abnormalities recorded in compound motor action potential (cmap) amplitude of the common peroneal nerve. there was significantly increased frequency of electrophysiological abnormalities in the presence of chronic clinical symptoms (p = 0.001). conclusion: the 82% positive findings in electrophysiological studies in the diagnosis of lumbosacral radiculopathy make it an efficacious tool in the evaluation of the patients suffering from lumbosacral radiculopathy.

برای دانلود باید عضویت طلایی داشته باشید

برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید

اگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید

منابع مشابه

Electrophysiological evaluation in lumbosacral radiculopathy

BACKGROUND Prevalence of electrophysiological abnormalities in patients with lumbosacral radiculopathy was evaluated. METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed on 97 consecutive patients with the clinical diagnosis of lumbosacral radiculopathy. Complete neurological examinations and standard electrophysiological evaluation was performed on the patients. RESULTS Patients under study had ...

متن کامل

Denervation hypertrophy in lumbosacral radiculopathy.

schwannoma in a patient with multiple intracranial aneurysms. Case report. J Neurosurg 1984;60:1089–94. 28. Lamas E, Diez Lobato R, Cabello A, et al. Multiple intracranial arterial occlusions (moyamoya disease) in patients with neurofibromatosis. One case report with autopsy. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 1978;45:133–45. 29. Malecha MJ, Rubin R. Aneurysms of the carotid arteries associated with von Rec...

متن کامل

Epidural Steroid Injection for Lumbosacral Radiculopathy

ow back pain combined with radicular pain remains as one of the most challenging musculoskeletal problems for its therapeutic management (1). This malady results from nerve root impingement and/or inflammation that causes neurologic symptoms in the distribution of the affected nerve root(s). Conservative treatment, percutaneous spine interventions and surgery have all been used as treatments; a...

متن کامل

The electrodiagnosis of cervical and lumbosacral radiculopathy.

This article reviews the usefulness of the electrodiagnostic examination in patients who have suspected cervical and lumbosacral radiculopathy. This study can verify the presence and severity of radiculopathy, determine which levels are involved, and provide an electrodiagnostic correlate to imaging abnormalities. A practical approach for conducting the nerve conduction portion and needle elect...

متن کامل

Lumbosacral radiculopathy--factors effects on it's severity.

Want to demonstrate factors which effect appearance and severity of lumbosacral radiculopathy. We analysed 100 electromyoneurographically examined patients. Patients were categorised on bases of their BMI (body mass index), sex, age, job type (physical or intellectual job), and chronic diseases (diabetes mellitus, arterial hypertension and hyperlipidemia). Data were evaluated using the chi2 tes...

متن کامل

Skin Temperature Changes in Patients With Unilateral Lumbosacral Radiculopathy

OBJECTIVE To clarify the relationship of skin temperature changes to clinical, radiologic, and electrophysiological findings in unilateral lumbosacral radiculopathy and to delineate the possible temperature-change mechanisms involved. METHODS One hundred and one patients who had clinical symptoms and for whom there were physical findings suggestive or indicative of unilateral lumbosacral radi...

متن کامل

منابع من

با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید


عنوان ژورنال:
iranian journal of neurology

جلد ۱۱، شماره ۳، صفحات ۸۳-۸۶

میزبانی شده توسط پلتفرم ابری doprax.com

copyright © 2015-2023