title: Identification and management of radiculopathy.
abstract: Proper identification of compressive radiculopathy is essential before any treatment can be undertaken. The differential recognition of different pain patterns, sensory symptoms, and neurologic deficits provides the clinical guide to specific nerve root involvement. Appropriate radiology and imaging must correlate with symptoms and signs. Management includes surgical intervention when indicated for relief of radicular pain and restoration of function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Fager
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009192:Myelography; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed