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Sciatica

Sciatica is pain going down the leg from the lower back. This pain may extend down the back, outside, or front of the leg. The onset is often sudden following activities such as heavy lifting, although it may also occur gradually. The pain is often described as shooting. Typically, symptoms occur on only one side of the body; certain causes, however, may…

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Causes
Spinal disc herniation, spondylolisthesis, spinal stenosis, piriformis syndrome, pelvic tumor
Complications
Loss of bowel or bladder control
Diagnostic method
Straight-leg-raising test
Differential diagnosis
Shingles, diseases of the hip
Duration
90% of the time less than 6 weeks
Frequency
2–40% of people at some time

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Sciatica

Nodes127
Edges126
Triples113
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015748
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Sciatica

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related to Intraspinal sciatica · 14
Sciatica → As, Discs, In, Inflammation, Intervertebral, Intraspinal, L4, L5, Less, S1, S2, S3, The, When
related to Medication · 10
Sciatica → Anticonvulsants, Antidepressants, Evidence, In, Low-quality, Nevertheless, NSAID, NSAIDs, There, While
related to Pathophysiology · 7
Sciatica → L4, L5, S1, S2, S3, The, These
related to Physical tests · 7
Sciatica → Fajersztajn, Generally, Lasègue's, Maneuvers, Straight, The, While
related to Definition · 5
Sciatica → It, Others, Pain, Some, The
related to Endometriosis · 5
Sciatica → CT-myelography, Diagnosis, Its, MRI, Sciatic
related to Extraspinal sciatica · 5
Sciatica → Anatomic, Any, For, Pathologies, The
related to Management · 5
Sciatica → Initially, More, Smokers, Treatment, When
related to Physical activity · 5
Sciatica → Although, Bed, Nerve, Physical, The
related to Other · 4
Sciatica → Cutibacterium, Pain, Severe, Trauma

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SciaticaCausesSpinal disc herniation, spondylolisthesis, spinal stenosis, piriformis syndrome, pelvic tumor1.00infobox
SciaticaComplicationsLoss of bowel or bladder control1.00infobox
SciaticaDiagnostic methodStraight-leg-raising test1.00infobox
SciaticaDifferential diagnosisShingles, diseases of the hip1.00infobox
SciaticaDuration90% of the time less than 6 weeks1.00infobox
SciaticaFrequency2–40% of people at some time1.00infobox
SciaticaOther namesSciatic neuritis, sciatic neuralgia, lumbar radiculopathy, radicular leg pain1.00infobox
SciaticaPronunciation/saɪˈætɪkə/ sy-AT-ik-ə1.00infobox
SciaticaSpecialtyOrthopedics, neurology1.00infobox
SciaticaSymptomsPain going down the leg from the lower back, weakness or numbness of the affected leg1.00infobox
SciaticaTreatmentPain medications, surgery, physical rehabilitation1.00infobox
SciaticaUsual onset40s–50s1.00infobox

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