THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN CLINICAL FEATURES WITH MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AND ELECTRODIAGNOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH SCIATICA PAIN DUE TO LUMBAR HERNIATED DISK

Bùi Thị Nga1,2,, Võ Hồng Khôi1,2,3
1 Department of Neurology, Bach Mai Hospital
2 University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
3 Hanoi Medical University

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Sciatica pain due to lumbar herniated disk is among most common diseases. Aim: The aim of study was to evaluate the agreement of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and electrodiagnosis (EDX) with clinical findings. Method:  In a cross - sectional descriptive study, a total of 50 patients was diagnosed as sciatica pain caused by lumbar disk herniation. Results: 50 patients in this study included 24 males (48%) and 26 females (52%). The total agreements between clinical with MRI and EDX findings were 66 % and 74%, respectively. 28 cases (56%) showed some type of suitable abnormalities in both MRI and EDX, 5 cases (10%) showed abnormalities in only MRI, 9 cases (18%) showed abnormalities in only EDX, while 8 cases (16%) had unsuitable abnormalities in both MRI and EDX. Conclusion: in many cases, MRI was not suitable with clinical findings, EDX has an important role to evaluate the damages of radicular pain.

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