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Preferred term

Sciatica  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A condition characterized by pain radiating from the back into the buttock and posterior/lateral aspects of the leg. Sciatica may be a manifestation of SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; RADICULOPATHY (involving the SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; L4, L5, S1, or S2, often associated with INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT); or lesions of the CAUDA EQUINA.

Entry terms

  • Neuralgia, Sciatic
  • Sciatic Neuralgia

In other languages

  • French

  • Algie sciatique
  • Névralgie du nerf sciatique
  • Névralgie sciatique
  • Sciatique

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-KQ8KNNHZ-N

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