nerve root

collocation in English

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nerve
noun
uk
/nɜːv/us
/nɝːv/
a group of long, thin fibres (= structures like threads) that carry information or instructions between the brain and other parts of ...
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root
noun[C]
uk
/ruːt/us
/ruːt/
the part of a plant that grows down into the earth to get water and food and holds the plant firm in ...
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(Definition ofnerveandrootfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Involvement of the spine can lead tonerverootand/or spinal cord compression, producing characteristic peripheral nerve and spinal cord signs.
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A herniated disk pressing on anerverootcan cause severe sciatica.
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Conditions where there are symptoms ofnerverootpain, cauda equina syndrome or widespread neurology and symptoms consistent with inflammatory disorders, are regarded as spinal emergencies requiring appropriate secondary referral.
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They are found at the point of exit of a dorsalnerverootfrom the dural sac.
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In the acute phase, in order to unlock thenerverootis recommended handling, traction and poisometric muscle relaxation.
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Typically, mechanical dysfunction is caused by pressure on thenerverootor shock can affect both the roots of the lower limbs and arms.
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Limbus vertebra, if it is in posterior aspect may causenerverootcompression but the anterior ones will not create any difficulty.
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It is known colloquially as a "trapped nerve", though this may also refer tonerverootcompression (by a herniated disc, for example).
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The upper motor neuron descends in the spinal cord to the level of the appropriate spinalnerveroot.
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It involves removing the protruding disc, either a portion of it or all of it, that is placing pressure on thenerveroot.
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Thisnerverootbecomes inflamed and causes serious pain.
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Foraminal stenosis at this joint is the most common cause of cervicalnerverootpressure.
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The severity of nerve injuries may vary from a mild stretch to thenerveroottearing away from the spinal cord (avulsion).
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Teale in 1830 and many after him argued that it may be located in the spinal cord ornerveroot.
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This is a minimally invasive approach that removes the portion of the disc that presses against thenerveroot.
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Similarly, the neural foramen of the spine can be widened due to the presence of anerverootneurofibroma or schwannoma.
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Patients with a cervical radiculopathy (compression of anerverootin the neck) can present with a variety of symptoms, including pain, numbness and weakness.
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Root pain syndromes, known colloquially as radiculitis, sciatica are one of the most common symptoms caused by damage to thenerveroot.
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Each spinalnerverootconsists of the union of a sensory dorsal root and a motor ventral root.
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