title: CT-directed perineural infiltration in the localization of radicular pain in a patient with neurofibromatosis.
abstract: Computed tomography-guided infiltration of lumbar or sacral nerve roots with local anaesthetic can be a valuable aid in localizing the spinal level from which radicular pain originates especially when multiple abnormalities are present. This is illustrated by the case of a young woman with neurofibromatosis complaining of sciatica.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Royal Free Hospital and School of Medicine, Hampstead, London, UK.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Valentine
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bradford
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002045:Bupivacaine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D017288:Pain Threshold / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D002045:Bupivacaine