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BACKGROUND
Treating sciatica with epidural steroid injection has been a common practice worldwide. N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors are an important component of pain pathways.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of epidurally administered NMDA receptor
BACKGROUND
Epidural steroid injection is an established treatment modality for intervertebral disc prolapse leading to radiculopathy. In cases where two levels of radiculopathy are present, two separate injections are warranted. Herein, we present our experience of management of such cases with a
Brucellosis is one of the most common zoonosis worldwide. It is still endemic in many regions of the world. A 6-year-old female was admitted to the emergency department (ED) due to a sudden change in consciousness, urinary incontinence, vomiting, and difficulty in walking. Neurological examination
OBJECTIVE
To determine the efficacy of total disc replacement (TDR) for the treatment of cervical spondylosis associated with atypical symptoms.
METHODS
In this retrospective study, patients with myelopathy and/or radiculopathy related to cervical spondylosis that were treated with TDR were
BACKGROUND
Central nervous system involvement is a serious complication of brucellosis with various incidence and various clinical presentations.
METHODS
Hospitalized patients in University Clinical Centre, Clinic for Infectious diseases in Prishtina, with laboratory-confirmed brucellosis, were
OBJECTIVE
To characterize the incidence, topography, and radiologic and pathophysiologic findings of ipsilateral sensory symptoms in the limbs/body in patients with lateral medullary infarction.
METHODS
Between 1994 and 2001, the author identified 12 patients with lateral medullary infarction (6.7%
Study design: Prospective randomized controlled equivalence trial.
Purpose: To compare the clinical outcomes between patients with lumbosacral radiculopathy that received
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension headache is an uncommon disease that resolves spontaneously in most of the cases and in a short period of time. The initial treatment should be symptomatic. In some patients the symptomatology is extremely disabling, and in these cases both the diagnosis and
OBJECTIVE
Conservative treatment of lumbar radiculopathy includes bed rest, oral medications, physical therapy, spinal manipulation, mobilization, and epidural steroid injections. Intracranial subdural hematoma after accidental dural puncture is a rare and life-threatening complication of epidural
Lumbar nerve root block is a common modality used in the management of radiculopathy. Its complications are rare and usually minor. Despite its low morbidity, significant acute events can occur. Pneumocephalus is an accumulation of air in the intracranial space. It indicates a violation of the dura
The common diagnoses in low back pain are lumbar strain, lumbosacral radiculopathy, osteoarthritis, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, and sacroiliac joint dysfunction. Unusual causes of low back pain that have been previously identified include abdominal aortic aneurysms, pelvic neoplasms,