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Neurology • Neuromuscular
Do you ever refer patients for surgery with significant peripheral neuropathy and lumbosacral radiculopathy?
Is there any role for a surgical intervention in patients with distal weakness, who has marked peripheral neuropathy but also lumbosacral radiculopathy in the same myotomes?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
A few factors should be considered to help with making the decision such as asymmetry of distal weakness related to lumbosacral radiculopathy, presence or absence of active denervation on needle EMG especially denervation in the proximal muscles of affected root/paraspinal muscles or asymmetric dene...
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