Nerve root cut-off on metrizamide-enhanced computerized tomography.

Abstract:

:The "wink" sign of nerve root cut-off seen on metrizamide-enhanced computerized tomography correlates well with compression of a lumbar nerve by a herniated disk. Seven of 46 patients had normal or equivocal myelograms, but had definite nerve root cut-off on metrizamide-enhanced CT scan. All seven patients were found to have a herniated lumbar disk at operation or a diskogram positive for herniation at the time of chymopapain injection. The wink sign is an additional objective finding that can be used in assessing the patient with sciatica.

journal_name

South Med J

journal_title

Southern medical journal

authors

Smith GR

doi

10.1097/00007611-198605000-00009

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1986-05-01 00:00:00

pages

553-7

issue

5

eissn

0038-4348

issn

1541-8243

journal_volume

79

pub_type

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