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Sciatica

A condition characterized by pain radiating from the back into the buttock and posterior/lateral aspects of the leg. Sciatica may be a manifestation of SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; RADICULOPATHY (involving the SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; L4, L5, S1, or S2, often associated with INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT); or lesions of the CAUDA EQUINA.

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Tree Number(s): C10.668.829.500.675.800, C10.668.829.600.800, C23.888.592.612.664.800

MeSH Unique ID: D012585

Entry Terms:

  • Neuralgia, Sciatic
  • Neuralgias, Sciatic
  • Sciatic Neuralgias
  • Sciatic Neuralgia
  • Sciatica, Bilateral
  • Bilateral Sciatica
  • Bilateral Sciaticas

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