Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) is a demyelinating syndrome of the central nervous system. This case report describes a 31-year-old woman whose electromyography revealed radiculopathy in the left L5-S1 spinal segment without anatomical abnormalities on lumbosacral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). She was diagnosed with NMOSD based on gadolinium contrast whole spine and brain MR...

Juxtafacet cysts are an uncommon cause of radiculopathy. They occur most frequently in the lumbar region, and their distribution across the spine correlates with mobility. Haemorrhagic complications are rare and may occur in the absence of any provocation, although there is some association with anticoagulation and trauma. We present a case of acute radiculopathy due to an L5/S1 juxtafacet cyst...

This is an evidence-based review of electrodiagnostic (EDX) testing of patients with suspected lumbosacral radiculopathy to determine its utility in diagnosis and prognosis. Literature searches were performed to identify articles applying EDX techniques to patients with suspected lumbosacral radiculopathy. From the 355 articles initially discovered, 119 articles describing nerve conduction stud...

Transforaminal epidural steroid injection (TFESI) is a recognized nonsurgical management of radicular back pain through its effects on neural inflammation and edema [1]. Electrodiagnostic changes of the compressed nerve root such as Hoffmann reflex (H-reflex) are apparent within days following injury and persist throughout nerve compression [2], with sensitivity and specificity of 50% and 91%, ...

We describe 5 cases of osteochondroma (OC) originating from lumbosacral spine which caused radiculopathy. Four cases originated from the lumbar spine; all from L4 inferior articular process and presented L5 radiculopathy, the other one case originated from the sacrum; the case from S1 superior articular process presented L5 radiculopathy. In all cases, definitive diagnosis was made with histopa...

OBJECTIVE To present a radiculopathy case due to unilateral facet hypertrophy developing three years after a lumbar disc hernia operation. CASE REPORT A fifty two-year-old female patient, who had been operated on for a left L5-S1 herniated lumbar disc three years ago, was hospitalized and re-operated with a diagnosis of unilateral facet hypertrophy. She had complaints of left leg pain and wal...

Degenerative spondylolisthesis is a common cause of low back pain and resultant disability in the adult population. The causes degenerative are not entirely understood, though combination anatomic lifestyle factors likely contributes to development this pathology. Here, we report case 38-year-old female presenting with right lower extremity radiculopathy, found have L5-S1 spondylolisthesis, whi...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the F wave parameters (F duration, F minimum latency, F maximum latency, F mean latency, F chronodispersion, and F persistence) of the tibial nerve with unilateral S1 radiculopathy. We evaluated the differences of these parameters between the affected and unaffected sides and also with the control group. METHODS The study was performed from September 2007 to January 2...