We present a case of piriformis syndrome in a woman in her 30’s following low energy trauma, presenting with unilateral lower limb weakness, altered sensation and urinary retention. CT imaging ...

Contraindications. Contraindications to lumbar chymopapain chemonucleolysis include allergy to papain or papaya, cauda equina syndrome, disc migration, central or lateral recess stenosis ...

These are symptoms of a very serious condition known as cauda equina syndrome and require emergent medical attention ... The gold standard or definitive test for confirming the presence of a herniated ...

Dr G Midroni, Neurophysiology laboratory, St. Michael’s Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 1W8. Telephone 00416 864 5193; fax 00416 864 6095. A 22 year old woman with recently ...

BACK pain is long seen as something that comes with age. It starts in your 30s, worsens in your 40s, and is simply a given ...

UT Southwestern Medical Center. 5 Signs your back pain might be an emergency. Penn Medicine. Sciatica. American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Cauda equina syndrome. Johns Hopkins Medicine. 7 ...

Accordingly, guidelines from the European Federation of Neurological Societies/Peripheral Nerve Society (EFNS/PNS) suggest MRI findings as supportive for CIDP. These include gadolinium enhancement and ...

Differentiated thyroid cancer patients who receive radioiodine (RAI) treatment after surgery have increased relative survival rates compared to those who do not receive the treatment. According to ...

This condition is known as Cauda Equina Syndrome and is considered a spinal emergency. The majority of these patients are women between the ages of 20 and 70, likely due to factors related to ...