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Sciatica and epidural gas.

R A Beatty1

  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois School of Medicine, Chicago.

Neurosurgery
|October 1, 1987
PubMed
Summary

Epidural gas can indicate a surgically treatable cause of sciatica. In one case, epidural gas was linked to an intraspinal synovial cyst causing sciatica symptoms.

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Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Radiology
  • Orthopedic Surgery

Background:

  • Epidural gas can be an indicator of spinal pathology.
  • Sciatica is a common condition often caused by nerve root compression.