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World J Anesthesiol. Oct 27, 2018; 7(3): 20-23
Published online Oct 27, 2018. doi: 10.5313/wja.v7.i3.20
Published online Oct 27, 2018. doi: 10.5313/wja.v7.i3.20
Current challenges in diagnosis of lumbar radiculopathy
Jiann-Her Lin, Department of Neurosurgery, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Jiann-Her Lin, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
Jiann-Her Lin, Chih-Cheng Chen, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
Chih-Cheng Chen, Taiwan Mouse Clinic, National Comprehensive Mouse Phenotyping and Drug Testing Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
Author contributions: Lin JH and Chen CC designed the theme of the editorial and wrote the manuscript.
Supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology , Taiwan, No. MOST107-2321-B-001-020, No. MOST107-2314-B-038-041-MY3, and No. MOST107-2319-B-001-002 .
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors have nothing to disclose.
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Correspondence to: Chih-Cheng Chen, PhD, Professor, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, No. 128, Section 2, Academia Road, Taipei, Taiwan, chih@ibms.sinica.edu.tw
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Received: July 3, 2018
Peer-review started: July 3, 2018
First decision: August 9, 2018
Revised: August 23, 2018
Accepted: October 12, 2018
Article in press: October 13, 2018
Published online: October 27, 2018
Processing time: 114 Days and 19.3 Hours
Peer-review started: July 3, 2018
First decision: August 9, 2018
Revised: August 23, 2018
Accepted: October 12, 2018
Article in press: October 13, 2018
Published online: October 27, 2018
Processing time: 114 Days and 19.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Lumbar radiculopathy (LR) is a pain syndrome caused by the compression or irritation of nerve roots in the lower back. Because the diagnosis of LR remains challenging, the development of new diagnostic tools is urged.