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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12710/30084
Title: Comparative analysis of imaging data in sensory and motor disorders in lumbar neurocompressive syndrome
Authors: Seu, Victoria
Malîga, Oxana
Keywords: motor disorders;sensory disorders;MRI;radiological examination
Issue Date: 2024
Publisher: Instituţia Publică Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu” din Republica Moldova
Citation: SEU, Victoria; MALÎGA, Oxana. Comparative analysis of imaging data in sensory and motor disorders in lumbar neurocompressive syndrome. In: Revista de Ştiinţe ale Sănătăţii din Moldova = Moldovan Journal of Health Sciences. 2024, vol. 11, nr. 3, pp. 42-47. ISSN 2345-1467. DOI: https://doi.org/10.52645/MJHS.2024.3.06
Abstract: Introduction. Lumbar neurocompressive syndrome is a condition characterized by radicular pain, motor, sensory and reflex changes, as well as paresthesia or numbness in the lower limb. These symptoms can be triggered by positions and/ or movements of the spine. In lumbar radiculopathy, both mechanical and inflammatory factors play significant roles. Material and methods. The study included 102 patients with signs of lumbar neurocompressive syndrome. Of these, 51 (group I) patients were examined using MRI and the other 51 patients (group II) were examined using conventional radiographic investigation of the lumbosacral region of the spine. Results. By analyzing the magnetic resonance imaging data of the lumbar spine, a threshold of statistical significance was determined (of 10%, p < 0.10) for patients with sensory disturbances in the lower limb in cases of stenosis of the lumbar spinal canal, and in patients with motor disorders in the lower limb, in the case of disc protrusions. The analysis of the magnetic resonance imaging data determined a significance threshold (of 5%, p < 0.05) in patients with sensory disorders (in the case of disc sequestrations and in the case of disc extrusions) as well as for motor disorders (in the case of disc extrusions, disc sequestrations and static disorders of the spine). The analysis of standard radiographs of the lumbar spine allowed the determination of the threshold of statistical significance (of 5%, p < 0.05) in patients with sensory disorders in the lower limb in cases of coxofemoral osteoarthritis and Schmorl’s hernias. For patients with motor disorders at the level of the lower limb, conventional radiography was informative in the presence of calcification of the intervertebral discs and in coxofemoral osteoarthritis. Conclusion. MRI can be considered the first-choice imaging technique for diagnosis of the lumbar spine pathologies characterized by sensory and motor changes in the lower limbs.
metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: Revista de Științe ale Sănătății din Moldova = Moldovan Journal of Health Sciences
URI: https://doi.org/10.52645/MJHS.2024.3.06
https://mjhs.md/journal/september-2024
http://repository.usmf.md/handle/20.500.12710/30084
ISSN: 2345-1467
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