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SCIATIC NEURALGIA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-05-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Muscles and Tendons
- Nervous System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sciatica
1, record 1, English, sciatica
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sciatic neuralgia 2, record 1, English, sciatic%20neuralgia
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pain from the sciatic nerve. 3, record 1, English, - sciatica
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sciatica is described as burning or aching. Its distribution is typical; beginning in the buttocks it radiates downward in the posterior thigh and the posterolateral aspect of the calf; sometimes it extends around the lateral malleolus of the ankle and the outer aspect of the foot. The pain is intensified by coughing, sneezing, laughing, or the straining of defecation. 3, record 1, English, - sciatica
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Sciatic nerve (L4, L5 and S1, S2, S3) : Can be injured with incorrect lithotomy positioning with knee extension and external hip rotation. There will be pain in the gluteal region radiating to the foot, inability of flexion of the leg. 4, record 1, English, - sciatica
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Muscles et tendons
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sciatique
1, record 1, French, sciatique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- névralgie sciatique 2, record 1, French, n%C3%A9vralgie%20sciatique
correct, feminine noun
- sciatalgie 3, record 1, French, sciatalgie
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Douleur ressentie dans le territoire du nerf sciatique. 4, record 1, French, - sciatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La sciatique ou sciatalgie part de la région lombo-sacrée, puis parcourt la fesse et le membre inférieur, le plus souvent jusqu'au pied. Son intensité est variable; habituellement, très vive, elle est exacerbée par la marche et surtout par la toux et l'éternuement. 5, record 1, French, - sciatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «sciatalgie» a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale. 5, record 1, French, - sciatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
[Nerf Sciatique :] Nerf mixte constituant la branche terminale du plexus sacré, il est constitué de fibres venant de L4 L5 S1 S2 S3. C'est le nerf le plus volumineux et le plus long de l'organisme. 6, record 1, French, - sciatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Músculos y tendones
- Sistema nervioso
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ciática
1, record 1, Spanish, ci%C3%A1tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- neuralgia ciática 1, record 1, Spanish, neuralgia%20ci%C3%A1tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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