Genetic Screening In Ncr
Postoperative (abdominal surgery, post mastectomy, and thoracotomy)
Laboratory: Fasting glucose, serology (herpes, borreliosis) Diagnosis
CSF examination (e.g., pleocytosis and antibodies in Lyme disease) Imaging: vertebral column: plain X-ray, CT, MRI
Electrophysiology: NCV of intercostal nerves is difficult and not routinely done. EMG: paraspinal muscles, intercostals, abdominal wall muscles
Local painful conditions of the vertebral column (disc herniation, spondylodis- Differential diagnosis citis, metastasis)
"Intercostal neuralgia"
Muscle disease with abdominal weakness
Slipping rib/Cyriax syndrome
Depends on the etiology Therapy
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