ReviewClinical neurophysiology practice2020
Brachial and lumbosacral plexopathies: A review.
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- Virtual reality-assisted rehabilitation for postoperative C5 palsy: a pilot exploratory randomized controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Intractable Neuropathic Pain Following Post-Traumatic Lumbosacral Plexopathy: A Case Report.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Complex Lower Back Pain: A Case Report.Cureus · 2025Article
- Chronic Pain in the Cancer Survivor.Current pain and headache reports · 2025Review
- Incidentally discovered monostotic Paget's disease involving the scapula inducing brachial plexopathy: A diagnostic dilemma.Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- Electrodiagnostic Assessment of Peri-Procedural Iatrogenic Peripheral Nerve Injuries and Rehabilitation.Muscle & nerve · 2025Review
- Functional outcomes following nerve transfers for shoulder and elbow reanimation in brachial plexus injuries: a 10-year retrospective study.Journal of medicine and life · 2025Article
- Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma presenting as acute lumbosacral plexopathy with persistent lower back pain and fatigability.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- Effective mnemonic techniques for memorizing the peripheral nervous system: a focus on the brachial, lumbar, and sacral plexuses.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Degenerated nerve grafts provide similar quality and outcome in reconstructing critical nerve defects as compared to fresh nerve grafts.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025Article
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- [EMG phenomena of myogenic hyperexcitability].Der Nervenarzt · 2024Review
- Outcomes of surgically managed adult traumatic brachial plexus injuries in an upper-middle-income country.Journal of orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Pain in Long-Term Cancer Survivors: Prevalence and Impact in a Cohort Composed Mostly of Breast Cancer Survivors.Cancers · 2024Article
- Radiation-induced lumbosacral plexopathy and pelvic insufficiency fracture: A case report of unique coexistence of complications after radiotherapy for prostate cancer.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2024Article
- Bilateral Lumbosacral Plexopathy As the Initial Manifestation of Systemic Sarcoidosis: A Case Report.Cureus · 2024Article
- Delayed-onset lumbosacral polyradiculitis following proton precision beam therapy for localized prostate cancer: A case report.Interventional pain medicine · 2023Article
- A pentavalent approach for the evaluation of traumatic brachial plexopathy on MRI: correlation of macropattern and micropattern.The British journal of radiology · 2023Review
- Differentiating Lumbar Spinal Etiology from Peripheral Plexopathies.Biomedicines · 2023Review
- Radiation-Induced Lumbosacral Plexopathy.Cureus · 2023Article
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Abstract
Diseases of the brachial and lumbosacral plexus are uncommon and complex. The diagnosis of plexopathies is often challenging for the clinician, both in terms of localizing a patient's symptoms to the plexus as well as determining the etiology. The non-specific clinical features and similar presentations to other root, nerve, and non-neurologic disorders emphasize the importance of a high clinical index of suspicion for a plexopathy and comprehensive clinical evaluation. Various diagnostic tests, including electrodiagnostic (EDX) studies, neuroimaging (including ultrasound, MRI, or PET), serologic studies, and genetic testing, may be used to confirm a plexopathy and assist in identifying the underlying etiology. EDX testing plays an important role in confirming a plexopathy defining the localization, pathophysiology, chronicity, severity, and prognosis. Given the complexity of the plexus anatomy, multiple common and uncommon NCS and an extensive needle examination is often required, and a comprehensive, individualized approach to each patient is necessary. Treatment of plexopathies often focuses on symptomatic management although, depending on the etiology, specific targeted treatments may improve outcome. This article reviews the clinical features, EDX approaches, and evaluation and treatment of brachial and lumbosacral plexopathies.
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