- two main
types of
plexopathy,
based on the
location of the symptoms:
brachial plexopathy (affecting the arm) and
lumbosacral plexopathy (affecting the leg)...
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emerges from the
lumbar vertebrae and
sacral vertebrae (L4-S4). A
sacral plexopathy is a
disorder affecting the
nerves of the
sacral plexus,
usually caused...
- Radiation-induced
lumbar plexopathy (RILP) or radiation-induced
lumbosacral plexopathy (RILSP) is
nerve damage in the
pelvis and
lower spine area caused...
- 130–2, 134–9. PMID 6332656.
Khadilkar SV,
Khade SS (2013). "Brachial
plexopathy".
Annals of
Indian Academy of Neurology. 16 (1). Ann
Indian Acad Neurol...
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patients with
evidence of
lumbosacral plexopathy on NCS and EMG
studies for whom no
other cause of
lumbosacral plexopathy can be determined.
Proximal diabetic...
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another entrapped peripheral nerve (e.g.
femoral neuropathy),
lumbar plexopathy,
abdominal m****es, and
pelvic tumors. A
lumbar MRI can rule out lumbar...
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electrodiagnostic tests Differential diagnosis Peripheral neuropathy, Radiculopathy,
Plexopathy Prevention None
Treatment Wrist splint,
corticosteroid injections, surgery...
- Rao DG,
Sharrack B (2009). "Pure
motor Herpes Zoster induced brachial plexopathy".
Journal of Neurology. 256 (8): 1343–1345. doi:10.1007/s00415-009-5149-8...
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Neuralgic Amyotrophy (idiopathic
brachial plexitis)
Traumatic brachial plexopathy Lumbosacral radiculopathy Hirayama disease Root disorders: Cervical, thoracic...
- late
pelvic radiation disease (1-10%), e.g.,
irreversible lumbosacral plexopathy. As with chemotherapy,
radiotherapy can be used as a
neoadjuvant for clinical...
