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Polyradiculopathy

MedGen UID:
46011
•Concept ID:
C0032586
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Polyradiculopathies
SNOMED CT: Polyradiculopathy (75572007)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002960

Definition

A radiculopathy that is present in more than one nerve. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPolyradiculopathy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculopathy.
Doneddu PE, Nobile-Orazio E
Curr Opin Neurol 2018 Oct;31(5):511-516. doi: 10.1097/WCO.0000000000000595. PMID: 30045075
Diagnosis and management of neurolymphomatosis.
Baehring JM, Batchelor TT
Cancer J 2012 Sep-Oct;18(5):463-8. doi: 10.1097/PPO.0b013e31826c5ad5. PMID: 23006953
Diagnosis and clinical management of neurological disorders caused by cytomegalovirus in AIDS patients. European Union Concerted Action on Virus Meningitis and Encephalitis.
Cinque P, Cleator GM, Weber T, Monteyne P, Sindic C, Gerna G, van Loon AM, Klapper PE
J Neurovirol 1998 Feb;4(1):120-32. doi: 10.3109/13550289809113490. PMID: 9531020

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Disorders of the Cauda Equina.
LoRusso S
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2021 Feb 1;27(1):205-224. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000903. PMID: 33522743
Lyme Neuroborreliosis.
Rauer S, Kastenbauer S, Fingerle V, Hunfeld KP, Huppertz HI, Dersch R
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2018 Nov 9;115(45):751-756. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2018.0751. PMID: 30573008Free PMC Article
Disorders of the Cauda Equina.
Goodman BP
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2018 Apr;24(2, Spinal Cord Disorders):584-602. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000584. PMID: 29613901
Continuous spinal anesthesia.
Moore JM
Am J Ther 2009 Jul-Aug;16(4):289-94. doi: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e3181729d2a. PMID: 19546804
Porphyric neuropathy.
Albers JW, Fink JK
Muscle Nerve 2004 Oct;30(4):410-22. doi: 10.1002/mus.20137. PMID: 15372536

Diagnosis

Cauda Equina Syndrome.
Bulloch L, Thompson K, Spector L
Orthop Clin North Am 2022 Apr;53(2):247-254. Epub 2022 Mar 8 doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2021.11.010. PMID: 35365269
Disorders of the Cauda Equina.
LoRusso S
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2021 Feb 1;27(1):205-224. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000903. PMID: 33522743
Disorders of the Cauda Equina.
Goodman BP
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2018 Apr;24(2, Spinal Cord Disorders):584-602. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000584. PMID: 29613901
Sciatica.
Stirling ER, Patel MS, Sell PJ
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2016 Nov 2;77(11):C180-C183. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2016.77.11.C180. PMID: 27828743
Diagnosis and management of neurolymphomatosis.
Baehring JM, Batchelor TT
Cancer J 2012 Sep-Oct;18(5):463-8. doi: 10.1097/PPO.0b013e31826c5ad5. PMID: 23006953

Therapy

Neurologic complications of immune checkpoint inhibitors.
Haugh AM, Probasco JC, Johnson DB
Expert Opin Drug Saf 2020 Apr;19(4):479-488. Epub 2020 Mar 11 doi: 10.1080/14740338.2020.1738382. PMID: 32126176Free PMC Article
Lyme Neuroborreliosis.
Rauer S, Kastenbauer S, Fingerle V, Hunfeld KP, Huppertz HI, Dersch R
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2018 Nov 9;115(45):751-756. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2018.0751. PMID: 30573008Free PMC Article
Management of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculopathy.
Doneddu PE, Nobile-Orazio E
Curr Opin Neurol 2018 Oct;31(5):511-516. doi: 10.1097/WCO.0000000000000595. PMID: 30045075
Disorders of the cauda equina.
Tarulli AW
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2015 Feb;21(1 Spinal Cord Disorders):146-58. doi: 10.1212/01.CON.0000461090.09736.45. PMID: 25651223
Continuous spinal anesthesia.
Moore JM
Am J Ther 2009 Jul-Aug;16(4):289-94. doi: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e3181729d2a. PMID: 19546804

Prognosis

Cauda Equina Syndrome.
Bulloch L, Thompson K, Spector L
Orthop Clin North Am 2022 Apr;53(2):247-254. Epub 2022 Mar 8 doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2021.11.010. PMID: 35365269
Cauda equina syndrome-a practical guide to definition and classification.
Lavy C, Marks P, Dangas K, Todd N
Int Orthop 2022 Feb;46(2):165-169. Epub 2021 Dec 4 doi: 10.1007/s00264-021-05273-1. PMID: 34862914Free PMC Article
Guillain-Barré syndrome spectrum associated with COVID-19: an up-to-date systematic review of 73 cases.
Abu-Rumeileh S, Abdelhak A, Foschi M, Tumani H, Otto M
J Neurol 2021 Apr;268(4):1133-1170. Epub 2020 Aug 25 doi: 10.1007/s00415-020-10124-x. PMID: 32840686Free PMC Article
Autonomic involvement in Guillain-Barré syndrome: an update.
Zaeem Z, Siddiqi ZA, Zochodne DW
Clin Auton Res 2019 Jun;29(3):289-299. Epub 2018 Jul 17 doi: 10.1007/s10286-018-0542-y. PMID: 30019292
Lyme Neuroborreliosis.
Rauer S, Kastenbauer S, Fingerle V, Hunfeld KP, Huppertz HI, Dersch R
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2018 Nov 9;115(45):751-756. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2018.0751. PMID: 30573008Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical and epidemiological features of Lyme neuroborreliosis in adults and factors associated with polyradiculitis, facial palsy and encephalitis or myelitis.
Radzišauskienė D, Urbonienė J, Jasionis A, Klimašauskienė A, Malickaitė R, Petrulionienė A, Vitkauskaitė M, Kaubrys G
Sci Rep 2023 Nov 14;13(1):19881. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-47312-4. PMID: 37964035Free PMC Article
Guillain-Barré syndrome in association with COVID-19 vaccination: a systematic review.
Abolmaali M, Rezania F, Behnagh AK, Hamidabad NM, Gorji A, Mirzaasgari Z
Immunol Res 2022 Dec;70(6):752-764. Epub 2022 Sep 13 doi: 10.1007/s12026-022-09316-6. PMID: 36098903Free PMC Article
Cauda Equina Syndrome.
Bulloch L, Thompson K, Spector L
Orthop Clin North Am 2022 Apr;53(2):247-254. Epub 2022 Mar 8 doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2021.11.010. PMID: 35365269
Prognostic value of contrast-enhanced MRI in Guillain-Barré syndrome in children.
Althubaiti F, Guiomard C, Rivier F, Meyer P, Leboucq N
Arch Pediatr 2022 Apr;29(3):230-235. Epub 2022 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2022.01.004. PMID: 35101331
Spinal infections.
Tali ET
Eur J Radiol 2004 May;50(2):120-33. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2003.10.022. PMID: 15081128

Recent systematic reviews

Guillain-Barré syndrome in association with COVID-19 vaccination: a systematic review.
Abolmaali M, Rezania F, Behnagh AK, Hamidabad NM, Gorji A, Mirzaasgari Z
Immunol Res 2022 Dec;70(6):752-764. Epub 2022 Sep 13 doi: 10.1007/s12026-022-09316-6. PMID: 36098903Free PMC Article
Outcomes of cauda equina syndrome due to lumbar disc herniation after surgical management and the factors affecting it: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 22 studies with 852 cases.
Kumar V, Baburaj V, Rajnish RK, Dhatt SS
Eur Spine J 2022 Feb;31(2):353-363. Epub 2021 Sep 28 doi: 10.1007/s00586-021-07001-0. PMID: 34581849
Guillain-Barré syndrome spectrum associated with COVID-19: an up-to-date systematic review of 73 cases.
Abu-Rumeileh S, Abdelhak A, Foschi M, Tumani H, Otto M
J Neurol 2021 Apr;268(4):1133-1170. Epub 2020 Aug 25 doi: 10.1007/s00415-020-10124-x. PMID: 32840686Free PMC Article
Lyme Neuroborreliosis.
Rauer S, Kastenbauer S, Fingerle V, Hunfeld KP, Huppertz HI, Dersch R
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2018 Nov 9;115(45):751-756. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2018.0751. PMID: 30573008Free PMC Article
Definitions of traumatic conus medullaris and cauda equina syndrome: a systematic literature review.
Brouwers E, van de Meent H, Curt A, Starremans B, Hosman A, Bartels R
Spinal Cord 2017 Oct;55(10):886-890. Epub 2017 May 23 doi: 10.1038/sc.2017.54. PMID: 28534496

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