Low Back Pain with Radiculopathy in a Patient due to Herniated Disc and Associated Cerebellar Ataxia
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Anesthesia and Analgesia - Year 2019, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
Low back pain with radiating pain, tingling or numbness in lower limbs is most commonly due to prolapsed and herniated intervertebral disc. The pain is neuropathic and usually increases with walking. We report a patient with severe back pain with radiculopathy of one monthduration in a patient with cerebellar ataxia for 30 years with increasing unsteadiness of gait for last 30 years.
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Rachna Varma
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- DOI 10.21088/ijaa.2349.8471.6119.50
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