Differential diagnosis of intraspinal and extraspinal non-discogenic sciatica

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1246-1252

  Kulcu, Duygu Geler ^a   Naderi, Sait ^a  

^a YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance neurography; Non discogenic sciatica; Piriformis syndrome; Sacroiliitis; Sciatica

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOSARCOMA; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; ISCHIALGIA; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NEURILEMOMA; NEURITIS; NEUROGRAPHY; NON DISCOGENIC SCIATICA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SACROILIITIS; SCIATIC NERVE; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; SPINAL ROOT; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; TENDINITIS;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURILEMMOMA; SCIATICA; SPINAL DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 53349163304     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2008.01.017     Document Type: Article

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