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The incidence of herniated disc and varicella zoster virus infection in lumboradicular syndrome
Author(s) -
Jensen P. K.,
Andersen E. B.,
Boesen F.,
Dissing I.,
Vestergaard B. F.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1989.tb03856.x
Subject(s) - medicine , myelography , varicella zoster virus , antibody , titer , virus , incidence (geometry) , lumbar , antibody titer , virology , spinal cord , immunology , surgery , physics , optics , psychiatry
121 patients suffering from lumboradicular syndrome were examined for the presence of varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection. Lumbar myelography was carried out on all. VZV‐antibody determination in blood, as well as in spinal fluid, was by indirect ELISA. In 40% of cases lumbar myelography revealed no signs of a herniated disc; none had raised antibody titre in spinal fluid. VZV‐antibody titre in blood indicated VZV infection in only 3.