Lumbosacral neuritis is characterized by the nerves in the lumbar area of the spine being inflamed. Pain in the lower back and pain shooting down the legs are both common symptoms.
Neuritis is inflammation of a nerve. There are different types of neuritis such as optic neuritis (affecting the optic nerve), cranial neuritis (involving the cranial nerves), and peripheral neuritis (affecting peripheral nerves outside the brain and spinal cord). Each type can have various causes and symptoms.
The main term is acute vestibular neuritis.
The medical term meaning pertaining to the lumbar and sacral regions is lumbosacral.
Optic neuritis tends to afflict young adults with an average age in their 30s
Neuritis is inflammation of a nerve, so it relates to the nervous system.
Thoracic or lumbosacral neuritis or radiculitis
Thoracic/lumbosacral neuritis/radiculitis, unspecified
Thoracic/lumbosacral neuritis/radiculitis, unspecified
Neuritis is inflammation of a nerve. There are different types of neuritis such as optic neuritis (affecting the optic nerve), cranial neuritis (involving the cranial nerves), and peripheral neuritis (affecting peripheral nerves outside the brain and spinal cord). Each type can have various causes and symptoms.
Treatment of optic neuritis with steroids is controversial
The main term is acute vestibular neuritis.
There is a strong association between optic neuritis and MS
The medical term meaning pertaining to the lumbar and sacral regions is lumbosacral.
Acute left lumbosacral paravertebral myofascitis ICD-9 code is 724.2
Seventy-five percent of patients with optic neuritis are women
The lumbosacral junction is located in the lower center of the back and between the hips. It consists of the L5 vertebral and the first sacral vertebral body.
Optic neuritis tends to afflict young adults with an average age in their 30s