Summary
Differentials
Common
- Radiculopatia lombossacral
- Amiotrofia diabética
- Meralgia parestésica
- Neuropatia fibular
- Neuroma de Morton
Uncommon
- Plexopatia lombossacral (compressiva não neoplásica)
- Neuropatia do obturador
- Neuropatia ciática
- Síndrome do túnel tarsal
- Neuropatia tibial
- Mononeuropatia femoral
- Neuropatia hereditária com predisposição a paralisia por pressão (NHPP)
- vírus da imunodeficiência humana (HIV)
- Herpes-zóster
- Herpes simples
- Vírus Epstein-Barr
- Citomegalovírus
- Doença de Lyme
- Hanseníase (lepra)
- Vasculite de nervo periférico
- Sarcoidose
- Síndrome de Sjögren
- Artrite reumatoide
- Polineuropatia sensório-motora desmielinizante adquirida
- Plexopatia lombossacral (inflamatória)
- Plexopatia lombossacral (compressiva neoplásica)
- Plexopatia induzida por radiação
- Linfoma
- Amiloidose
- Ataques paraneoplásicos mediados imunologicamente
- Tumores da bainha nervosa
Contributors
Authors
David J. Haustein, MD, MBA
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Associate Dean for the Springfield Clinical Campus
University of Missouri School of Medicine
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Columbia
MO
Disclosures
DJH owns PM Consulting and Expert Medical Consulting, medical-legal consulting companies. DJH serves on several national committees without financial compensation. DJH serves on two boards without financial compensation. DJH has had expenses reimbursed for speaking at a SEAK Non-Clinical Careers conference.
Chrissa McClellan, MD, PT
Associate Professor
University of Missouri School of Medicine
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Columbia
MO
Disclosures
CM declares that she has no competing interests.
Acknowledgements
Prof David J Haustein and Prof Chrissa McClellan would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Kevin R Scott and Dr Milind J. Kothari, previous contributors to this topic, and Evan Reeves as a contributor.
Disclosures
KRS and MJK declare that they have no competing interests.
Peer reviewers
Nizar Souayah, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Director of EMG Laboratory & Peripheral Neuropathy Center
Department of Neurology & Neurosciences
New Jersey Medical School
Newark
NJ
Declarações
NS declares that he has no competing interests.
Giuseppe Lauria, MD
Senior Consultant
Neuromuscular Diseases Unit
IRCCS Foundation "Carlo Besta" Neurological Institute
Milan
Italy
Disclosures
GL declares that he has no competing interests.
Peer reviewer acknowledgements
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Disclosures
Peer reviewer affiliations and disclosures pertain to the time of the review.
References
Key articles
Preston DC, Shapiro BE. Electromyography and neuromuscular disorders: clinical-electrophysiologic correlations. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders; 2021.
Bowley MP, Doughty CT. Entrapment neuropathies of the lower extremity. Med Clin North Am. 2019 Mar;103(2):371-82. Abstract
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