Essentially, this involves excluding other causes of FBSS, such as recurrent disc herniation, disc fragments, stenosis, spondylosis or epidural fibrosis.
However, other causes of polyneuropathy should also be considered, especially those of an autoimmune origin.
It is interesting to note that a number of patients have a dual diagnosis of arachnoiditis and Multiple Sclerosis.
This is presumably due to some similarities between the two conditions.
Fibromyalgic symptoms are likely to be part of the arachnoiditis syndrome, as opposed to being due to a separate disease entity.
Fibromyalgic symptoms are likely to be part of the arachnoiditis syndrome, as opposed to being due to a separate disease entity.Limb symptoms may be diagnosed as RSD.
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