Endometriosis of the lumbosacral plexus: report of a case with foot drop and chronic pelvic pain

Mahmood Reza Kalantar Motamedi, Motamedi M, Mahmood Motamedi, Mousavinia F, Faezeh Mousavinia, Abdorreza Naser Moghadasi, Naser Moghadasi A, Talebpoor M, Mohammad Talebpoor, Hajimirzabeigi A, Alireza Hajimirzabeigi
Acta neurologica Belgica · 2015 · vol. 115(4) , pp. 851–852 · doi:10.1007/s13760-015-0445-9 · PMID:25697329 · W2007406988
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This case report describes a patient experiencing foot drop and chronic pelvic pain due to endometriosis affecting the lumbosacral plexus.

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This paper reports a clinical case of endometriosis involving the lumbosacral plexus in which the presentation included chronic pelvic pain and a foot drop. The authors describe the case features in the context of endometriosis affecting neural structures, consistent with prior reports of sciatic nerve involvement. A key limitation is that, as a single case report, it provides no systematic data or generalizable estimates of frequency, mechanism, or treatment response. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — specifically endometriosis of the lumbosacral plexus presenting with foot drop and chronic pelvic pain.

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References Abu Hashim H (2014) Potential role of aromatase inhibitors in treatment of endometriosis. Int J Womens Health 6:671–680 Mannan K, Altaf F, Maniar S et al (2008) Cyclical sciatica, endometriosis of the sciatic nerve. J Bone Joint Surg 90-B:98–101 Richards BJ, Gillett WR et al (1991) Reversal for foot drop in sciatic nerve endometriosis. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatr 54(10):935–936 Teixeira AB, Martins WA, d’Ávila R (2011) Endometriosis of the sciatic nerve. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 69(6):995–996 Streuli I, Ziegler D, Santulli P (2013) An update on pharmacological management of endometriosis. Expert Opin Pharmacother 14(3):291–305 Conflict of interest The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. Author information Authors and Affiliations Corresponding author Rights and permissions About this article Cite this article Motamedi, M., Mousavinia, F., Naser Moghadasi, A. et al. Endometriosis of the lumbosacral plexus: report of a case with foot drop and chronic pelvic pain. Acta Neurol Belg 115, 851–852 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-015-0445-9 Received: Accepted: Published: Issue date: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-015-0445-9

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endometriosischronic_pelvic_pain

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Chronic Pain Endometriosis Gait Disorders, Neurologic Lumbosacral Plexus Pelvic Pain Adult Chronic Pain Chronic Pain Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Gait Disorders, Neurologic Gait Disorders, Neurologic Humans Lumbosacral Plexus Pelvic Pain Pelvic Pain

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