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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

Application of the 2021 EAN/PNS criteria for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.
Rajabally YA, Afzal S, Loo LK, Goedee HS
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2022 Dec;93(12):1247-1252. Epub 2022 Sep 8 doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2022-329633. PMID: 36190956
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

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
Chronic immune sensory polyradiculopathy (CISP).
Ong S, Cassidy A
Pract Neurol 2022 Feb;22(1):57-59. Epub 2021 Nov 5 doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2021-003070. PMID: 34740963
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
Cauda equina syndrome.
Spector LR, Madigan L, Rhyne A, Darden B 2nd, Kim D
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2008 Aug;16(8):471-9. doi: 10.5435/00124635-200808000-00006. PMID: 18664636

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
Continuous spinal anesthesia.
Moore JM
Am J Ther 2009 Jul-Aug;16(4):289-94. doi: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e3181729d2a. PMID: 19546804
Peripheral neuropathy.
Thomas PK
Br Med J 1970 Feb 7;1(5692):349-52. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5692.349. PMID: 4313649Free PMC Article

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
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
Central nervous system manifestations of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections.
Tsiodras S, Kelesidis I, Kelesidis T, Stamboulis E, Giamarellou H
J Infect 2005 Dec;51(5):343-54. Epub 2005 Sep 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.07.005. PMID: 16181677

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
CD25-targeted antibody-drug conjugate camidanlumab tesirine for relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma.
Xu B, Li S, Kang B, Fan S, He Z, Zhou J
Invest New Drugs 2022 Dec;40(6):1333-1341. Epub 2022 Sep 8 doi: 10.1007/s10637-022-01300-z. PMID: 36074313
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
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
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
Guidelines for cauda equina syndrome. Red flags and white flags. Systematic review and implications for triage.
Todd NV
Br J Neurosurg 2017 Jun;31(3):336-339. Epub 2017 Mar 2 doi: 10.1080/02688697.2017.1297364. PMID: 28637110
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
Timing of surgical intervention in cauda equina syndrome: a systematic critical review.
Chau AM, Xu LL, Pelzer NR, Gragnaniello C
World Neurosurg 2014 Mar-Apr;81(3-4):640-50. Epub 2013 Nov 13 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2013.11.007. PMID: 24240024

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