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Acute Sciatic Neuritis following Lumbar Laminectomy
Joint Authors
Elahi, Foad
Hitchon, Patrick
Reddy, Chandan G.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-06-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
It is commonly accepted that the common cause of acute/chronic pain in the distribution of the lumbosacral nerve roots is the herniation of a lumbar intervertebral disc, unless proven otherwise.
The surgical treatment of lumbar disc herniation is successful in radicular pain and prevents or limits neurological damage in the majority of patients.
Recurrence of sciatica after a successful disc surgery can be due to many possible etiologies.
In the clinical setting we believe that the term sciatica might be associated with inflammation.
We report a case of acute sciatic neuritis presented with significant persistent pain shortly after a successful disc surgery.
The patient is a 59-year-old female with complaint of newly onset sciatica after complete pain resolution following a successful lumbar laminectomy for acute disc extrusion.
In order to manage the patient’s newly onset pain, the patient had multiple pain management visits which provided minimum relief.
Persistent sciatica and consistent physical examination findings urged us to perform a pelvic MRI to visualize suspected pathology, which revealed right side sciatic neuritis.
She responded to the electrical neuromodulation.
Review of the literature on sciatic neuritis shows this is the first case report of sciatic neuritis subsequent to lumbar laminectomy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Elahi, Foad& Hitchon, Patrick& Reddy, Chandan G.. 2014. Acute Sciatic Neuritis following Lumbar Laminectomy. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Elahi, Foad…[et al.]. Acute Sciatic Neuritis following Lumbar Laminectomy. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Elahi, Foad& Hitchon, Patrick& Reddy, Chandan G.. Acute Sciatic Neuritis following Lumbar Laminectomy. Case Reports in Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-469373
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-469373