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Abnormality of the lumbosacral nerve plexus

MedGen UID:
892699
•Concept ID:
C4073177
•
Congenital Abnormality
HPO: HP:0045053

Definition

Any abnormality of the lumbosacral nerve plexus. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormality of the lumbosacral nerve plexus

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The Interdisciplinary Management of Foot Drop.
Carolus AE, Becker M, Cuny J, Smektala R, Schmieder K, Brenke C
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2019 May 17;116(20):347-354. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2019.0347. PMID: 31288916Free PMC Article
Management of pudendal neuralgia.
Pérez-López FR, Hita-Contreras F
Climacteric 2014 Dec;17(6):654-6. Epub 2014 Jul 4 doi: 10.3109/13697137.2014.912263. PMID: 24716710
Piriformis syndrome: implications of anatomical variations, diagnostic techniques, and treatment options.
Cassidy L, Walters A, Bubb K, Shoja MM, Tubbs RS, Loukas M
Surg Radiol Anat 2012 Aug;34(6):479-86. Epub 2012 Feb 12 doi: 10.1007/s00276-012-0940-0. PMID: 22327640

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Diagnostic value of proximal cutaneous nerve biopsy in brachial and lumbosacral plexus pathologies.
Wu KY, Murthy NK, Howe BM, Dyck PJB, Spinner RJ
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2023 May;165(5):1189-1194. Epub 2023 Apr 3 doi: 10.1007/s00701-023-05565-y. PMID: 37009932
The Presence and Significance of A-Waves-A Retrospective Review of 679 Patients.
Zhang W, Roberts L
J Clin Neurophysiol 2022 Mar 1;39(3):222-227. doi: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000760. PMID: 32756267
The Interdisciplinary Management of Foot Drop.
Carolus AE, Becker M, Cuny J, Smektala R, Schmieder K, Brenke C
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2019 May 17;116(20):347-354. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2019.0347. PMID: 31288916Free PMC Article
Peripheral neuropathy and the role of nerve biopsy: A revisit.
Pant I, Jha K, Singh R, Kushwaha S, Chaturvedi S
Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2018 Jul-Sep;61(3):339-344. doi: 10.4103/IJPM.IJPM_402_17. PMID: 30004051
Variations of the piriformis and sciatic nerve with clinical consequence: a review.
Smoll NR
Clin Anat 2010 Jan;23(1):8-17. doi: 10.1002/ca.20893. PMID: 19998490

Diagnosis

The Presence and Significance of A-Waves-A Retrospective Review of 679 Patients.
Zhang W, Roberts L
J Clin Neurophysiol 2022 Mar 1;39(3):222-227. doi: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000760. PMID: 32756267
Characterization of mononeuropathy of the lateral cutaneous nerve of the calf.
Oaklander AL, Van Houten T, Sabouri AS
Muscle Nerve 2021 Oct;64(4):494-499. Epub 2021 Jul 28 doi: 10.1002/mus.27367. PMID: 34197644Free PMC Article
The Interdisciplinary Management of Foot Drop.
Carolus AE, Becker M, Cuny J, Smektala R, Schmieder K, Brenke C
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2019 May 17;116(20):347-354. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2019.0347. PMID: 31288916Free PMC Article
US of the Peripheral Nerves of the Lower Extremity: A Landmark Approach.
Yablon CM, Hammer MR, Morag Y, Brandon CJ, Fessell DP, Jacobson JA
Radiographics 2016 Mar-Apr;36(2):464-78. Epub 2016 Feb 12 doi: 10.1148/rg.2016150120. PMID: 26871986
Management of pudendal neuralgia.
Pérez-López FR, Hita-Contreras F
Climacteric 2014 Dec;17(6):654-6. Epub 2014 Jul 4 doi: 10.3109/13697137.2014.912263. PMID: 24716710

Therapy

Diagnostic value of proximal cutaneous nerve biopsy in brachial and lumbosacral plexus pathologies.
Wu KY, Murthy NK, Howe BM, Dyck PJB, Spinner RJ
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2023 May;165(5):1189-1194. Epub 2023 Apr 3 doi: 10.1007/s00701-023-05565-y. PMID: 37009932
Management of pudendal neuralgia.
Pérez-López FR, Hita-Contreras F
Climacteric 2014 Dec;17(6):654-6. Epub 2014 Jul 4 doi: 10.3109/13697137.2014.912263. PMID: 24716710
Celiac neuropathy.
Chin RL, Sander HW, Brannagan TH, Green PH, Hays AP, Alaedini A, Latov N
Neurology 2003 May 27;60(10):1581-5. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000063307.84039.c7. PMID: 12771245
Thalidomide neurotoxicity.
Clemmensen OJ, Olsen PZ, Andersen KE
Arch Dermatol 1984 Mar;120(3):338-41. PMID: 6703734
Nitrofurantoin neuropathy.
Yiannikas C, Pollard JD, McLeod JG
Aust N Z J Med 1981 Aug;11(4):400-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1981.tb03521.x. PMID: 6272676

Prognosis

An Updated Review of Magnetic Resonance Neurography for Plexus Imaging.
Jung JY, Lin Y, Carrino JA
Korean J Radiol 2023 Nov;24(11):1114-1130. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2023.0150. PMID: 37899521Free PMC Article
Diagnostic accuracy of nerve ultrasonography for the detection of peripheral neuropathy in type 2 diabetes.
Dhanapalaratnam R, Issar T, Poynten AM, Milner KL, Kwai NCG, Krishnan AV
Eur J Neurol 2022 Dec;29(12):3571-3579. Epub 2022 Sep 14 doi: 10.1111/ene.15534. PMID: 36039540Free PMC Article
Macrodactyly of the foot resulting from plantar nerve impairment.
Chen W, Tian X, Chen L, Huang W
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2021 Aug;74(8):1840-1847. Epub 2020 Dec 13 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2020.11.032. PMID: 33384233
Extradural Characteristics of the Origins of Lumbosacral Nerve Roots.
Haviarova Z, Matejcik V, Kuruc R, Líška J, Steno J
J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2019 Mar;80(2):109-115. Epub 2018 Oct 31 doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1673400. PMID: 30381812
US of the Peripheral Nerves of the Lower Extremity: A Landmark Approach.
Yablon CM, Hammer MR, Morag Y, Brandon CJ, Fessell DP, Jacobson JA
Radiographics 2016 Mar-Apr;36(2):464-78. Epub 2016 Feb 12 doi: 10.1148/rg.2016150120. PMID: 26871986

Clinical prediction guides

Visualization of sacral nerve roots and sacral plexus on gynecological transvaginal ultrasound: feasibility study.
Szabó G, Madár I, Hudelist G, Arányi Z, Turtóczki K, Rigó J Jr, Ács N, Lipták L, Fancsovits V, Bokor A
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2023 Aug;62(2):290-299. doi: 10.1002/uog.26204. PMID: 36938682
Diagnostic accuracy of nerve ultrasonography for the detection of peripheral neuropathy in type 2 diabetes.
Dhanapalaratnam R, Issar T, Poynten AM, Milner KL, Kwai NCG, Krishnan AV
Eur J Neurol 2022 Dec;29(12):3571-3579. Epub 2022 Sep 14 doi: 10.1111/ene.15534. PMID: 36039540Free PMC Article
Electrophysiological Study of the Tibial Nerve Across the Tarsal Tunnel in Distal Symmetric Diabetic Polyneuropathy.
Mondelli M, Aretini A, Ginanneschi F
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2022 Feb 1;101(2):152-159. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001769. PMID: 33901043
Incidence and clinical outcome of lateral femoral cutaneous nerve injury after periacetabular osteotomy.
Doi N, Kinoshita K, Sakamoto T, Minokawa A, Setoguchi D, Yamamoto T
Bone Joint J 2021 Apr;103-B(4):659-664. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.103B4.BJJ-2020-0990.R2. PMID: 33789480
Extradural Characteristics of the Origins of Lumbosacral Nerve Roots.
Haviarova Z, Matejcik V, Kuruc R, Líška J, Steno J
J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2019 Mar;80(2):109-115. Epub 2018 Oct 31 doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1673400. PMID: 30381812

Recent systematic reviews

Nerve Sonography in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of 6061 Measured Nerves.
Abdelnaby R, Elgenidy A, Sonbol YT, Dardeer KT, Ebrahim MA, Maallem I, Youssef MW, Moawad MHED, Hassan YG, Rabie SA, Mohammed MK, Abdelrhem HAH, Mohamed KA, Walter U
Ultrasound Med Biol 2022 Aug;48(8):1397-1409. Epub 2022 Jun 3 doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2022.04.220. PMID: 35667977
Tarsal tunnel syndrome secondary to accessory or variant muscles: a clinical and anatomical systematic review.
Yammine K, Daher JC, Tannoury EH, Assi C
Surg Radiol Anat 2022 May;44(5):645-657. Epub 2022 Mar 30 doi: 10.1007/s00276-022-02932-9. PMID: 35353216
Outcomes and Incidence of Complications Following Endoscopic Gastrocnemius Recession: A Systematic Review.
Brandão RA, So E, Steriovski J, Hyer CF, Prissel MA
Foot Ankle Spec 2021 Feb;14(1):55-63. Epub 2020 Jan 12 doi: 10.1177/1938640019892767. PMID: 31928084
Anatomical variations of the formation and course of the sural nerve: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ramakrishnan PK, Henry BM, Vikse J, Roy J, Saganiak K, Mizia E, Tomaszewski KA
Ann Anat 2015 Nov;202:36-44. Epub 2015 Aug 20 doi: 10.1016/j.aanat.2015.08.002. PMID: 26342158
Effects of selective tibial nerve neurotomy as a treatment for adults presenting with spastic equinovarus foot: a systematic review.
Bollens B, Deltombe T, Detrembleur C, Gustin T, Stoquart G, Lejeune TM
J Rehabil Med 2011 Mar;43(4):277-82. doi: 10.2340/16501977-0786. PMID: 21305231

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