Display options
Cite
Safdarian M, Farzaneh F, Rahimi-Movaghar V. Contralateral Radiculopathy: A Kernohan-Woltman Notch-like Phenomenon. Asian J Neurosurg. 2018;13(1):165-167doi: 10.4103/1793-5482.180954.
Safdarian, M., Farzaneh, F., & Rahimi-Movaghar, V. (2018). Contralateral Radiculopathy: A Kernohan-Woltman Notch-like Phenomenon. Asian journal of neurosurgery, 13(1), 165-167. https://doi.org/10.4103/1793-5482.180954
Safdarian, Mahdi, et al. "Contralateral Radiculopathy: A Kernohan-Woltman Notch-like Phenomenon." Asian journal of neurosurgery vol. 13,1 (2018): 165-167. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/1793-5482.180954
Safdarian M, Farzaneh F, Rahimi-Movaghar V. Contralateral Radiculopathy: A Kernohan-Woltman Notch-like Phenomenon. Asian J Neurosurg. 2018 Jan-Mar;13(1):165-167. doi: 10.4103/1793-5482.180954. PMID: 29492153; PMCID: PMC5820878.
Copy Download .nbib Format: NLM
Share it on

Asian J Neurosurg. 2018 Jan-Mar;13(1):165-167. doi: 10.4103/1793-5482.180954.

Contralateral Radiculopathy: A Kernohan-Woltman Notch-like Phenomenon.

Asian journal of neurosurgery

Mahdi Safdarian, Farshid Farzaneh, Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar

Affiliations

  1. Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

PMID: 29492153 PMCID: PMC5820878 DOI: 10.4103/1793-5482.180954

Abstract

Lumbar disc herniation is the most common cause of radiculopathy. In most cases, the chief complaint is associated with radicular pain due to nerve compression on the herniated side. However, a radicular pain contralateral to the herniation side is an unusual finding rarely reported in the literature. Here, a case of right lower limb radicular pain in the presence of left extruded L4-L5 disc herniation is reported. Management of the patient is discussed in addition to a review of the literature regarding hypotheses on the mechanism of this unusual situation.

Keywords: Contralateral symptoms; disc herniation; lumbar; radiculopathy

Conflict of interest statement

There are no conflicts of interest.

References

  1. Pain Physician. 2015 Mar-Apr;18(2):E253-6 - PubMed
  2. Asian Spine J. 2013 Mar;7(1):60-2 - PubMed
  3. Arch Med Sci. 2010 Aug 30;6(4):617-22 - PubMed
  4. J Neurosurg Spine. 2012 Aug;17(2):124-7 - PubMed
  5. Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim. 2014 Jun-Jul;61(6):332-5 - PubMed
  6. J Spinal Disord. 2000 Apr;13(2):174-7 - PubMed
  7. Br J Surg. 1978 Dec;65(12 ):842-4 - PubMed
  8. Eur Spine J. 2006 May;15(5):570-4 - PubMed

Publication Types