The lumbosacral plexus is formed by the ventral branches of the second to fifth lumbar nerves. The lower division of the fourth lumbar nerve joins the fifth, and the lumbosacral trunk thus formed ...

LLIF/XLIF surgeries, while minimally invasive, carry some risks and potential complications. These may include nerve injury (particularly to the lumbar plexus, leading to weakness or numbness in the ...

The psoas major is innervated by the lumbar plexus at lumbar levels two, three, and four. The psoas minor receives nerve supply from lumbar level one. The iliopsoas muscle gets blood supply from the ...

Observations show distinct variations between the changes in optic nerve head (ONH) and the macula.

This section discusses RFA of the stellate ganglion and lumbar sympathetic chain. Since thermal ablation of the celiac plexus is not feasible, we will describe splanchenic nerve RFA in this section.

Difficulties can arise when multiple mononeuropathies become confluent since they can be hard to separate from polyneuropathies, and when examining complex brachial and lumbar plexus lesions.

Lumbar disc herniation (LDH ... This approach often damages the spinal venous plexus, leading to significant blood loss, prolonged surgery, and extended hospitalization. Furthermore, long-term spinal ...

A branch of the cervical plexus runs inside the sheath of the hypoglossal nerve ... to check for evidence of a stroke or tumor(s) Spinal tap (lumbar puncture) to look for cancer or infection Specific ...

In the upper limbs these compound nerve action potentials are routinely recorded from the brachial plexus at Erbs point and in the lower ... 7 In “MRI negative” nerve root lesions isolated cervical ...

Epidural glucocorticoid injection is an intervention commonly used for managing lumbosacral radicular pain. The goal of the injection is to administer glucocorticoids to the epidural space to ...