@ARTICLE{Omidi-Kashani, author = {Omidi-Kashani, Farzad and Sharifi Dalooei, Seyed Mohammad Ata and }, title = {Impending Discectomy in a Patient with Zoster Induced Sciatica An Instructive Case Report}, volume = {6}, number = {2}, abstract ={Herpes zoster is a rare cause of non-discogenic sciatica. A combination of case rarity and name similarity was nearly leading to an inopportune surgery in a 21 years old woman. The clinical presentation was completely similar to a cauda equina syndrome associated with urinary incontinence and bilateral leg involvement. Concurrently, lumbosacral imaging of another patient with exactly similar name in the picture archiving communications system (PACS) has shown a huge L5-1 disc herniation. Careful attention to all diverse causes of sciatica and identifying details of the images could prevent improper discectomy in our patient. }, URL = {http://bcn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-457-en.html}, eprint = {http://bcn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-457-en.pdf}, journal = {Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Journal}, doi = {}, year = {2015} }