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. 1988 Jan;51(1):72–79. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.51.1.72

Lumbosacral plexus lesions: correlation of clinical signs and computed tomography.

P Vock 1, H Mattle 1, M Studer 1, M Mumenthaler 1
PMCID: PMC1032716  PMID: 3351532

Abstract

Neurological signs and computed tomographic morphology were compared in 60 patients. The primary neurological deficit was most commonly located in the sacral (n = 31) or lumbar plexus (n = 23) and was most commonly caused by a neoplasm (n = 40). In 78% of the patients it correlated with the lesions detected by computed tomography (CT). CT reliably demonstrates extraspinal mass lesions, but only moderately well predicts functional signs.

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