STUDY DESIGN: A prospective study of @entity1 with acute severe @entity13549 . OBJECTIVES: To 1) describe the characteristics of @entity1 with acute severe @entity13549 and the agreement among different diagnostic tests, 2) describe overall recovery during 1 year in terms of perceived disability, and @entity158 , and 3) explore acute-phase predictors of failure to recover at 1 year. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: The development of imaging techniques has been very impressive during recent decades. However, different authors have highlighted the prevalence of abnormal images among asymptomatic subjects. These findings increase the difficulty of interpreting the results from the diagnostic techniques used with each individual @entity1 . Furthermore, other clinical and biopsychosocial variables need to be explored for their associations with recovery or failure to recover. This study aimed to explore those associations. METHODS: Consecutive @entity1 admitted to the hospital for conservative management of severe @entity697 were eligible for inclusion in the study. @entity1 were evaluated at admission, discharge, and 3, 6, and 12 months. All the visits included a standardized clinical examination and the completion of questionnaires that included items on demographics, @entity158 , perceived disability, and quality of life. Imaging and blood samples were collected at the first visit, and an electromyogram was taken for @entity13549 lasting at least 3 weeks. RESULTS: The study included 82 consecutive @entity1 (66% @entity1 ) with a mean age of 43 +/- 10.3 years. The mean intensity of @entity158 , on a visual analog scale of 0 to 100 (VAS) at Visit 1, was 73. The straight leg raising test was positive in 78% of the @entity1 , with a mean value of 59 degrees +/- 18 degrees. The contralateral straight leg raising test was positive in 20% of the @entity1 . Imaging was positive for disc herniation in 74% and electromyogram was positive in 62% of cases. These two diagnostic tests showed a good to excellent total agreement (58-87%) with the straight leg raising tests and the presence of radiating @entity158 below the knee. The recovery of clinical symptoms and signs was observed mainly within the first 3 months. However, clinical recovery and perceived recovery was not complete in most cases. CONCLUSIONS: In most cases, there was good to excellent agreement among the different diagnostic tests. None of the tests was predictive of recovery. The presence of blood antibodies against 3'LM1 (IgM + IgG) and GD1a (IgM) was significantly associated (P < 0.023) with @entity16 and signs. However, the meaning of these antibodies remains unclear. Only a minority of the @entity1 (29%) had fully recovered after 12 months. Within the 1-year follow-up, one third of the @entity1 had surgery.

Recovery of severe XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'patient', 'men'] @entity697 :: ('MESH:D000208', 'Disease') :: ['acute sciatica'] @entity16 :: ('MESH:D009422', 'Disease') :: ['neurologic symptoms'] @entity13549 :: ('MESH:D012585', 'Disease') :: ['sciatica'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain']
@entity13549 :: (MESH:D012585,Disease) :: ['sciatica']
