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5 6 Lumbar radiculopathy due to a prolapsed disc resolves spontaneously in 23-48% of patients, but up to 30% will still have pronounced symptoms after one year, 20% will be out of work, and 5-15% will undergo surgery.
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Moreover, indirect evidence indicates that most cervical disc protrusions resolve spontaneously without surgery [ 6, 8- 11].
Epidemiological and clinical studies have shown that most lumbar disc protrusions resolve spontaneously with the elapse of time [ 15, 16].
The disc oedema start resolving within one week but macular exudates took 4 months to resolve.
The left optic disc swelling also resolved (Fig. 3).
The optic disc leakage had resolved, however (Figure 2d).
Because the disc swelling gradually resolved over several months of follow-up, no further lumbar punctures were obtained.
The left eye (bottom) shows minimal disc leak with resolving vein occlusion Fig. 3 3-month follow up of the patient showing resolution of the lesions.
and at the final follow-up (after 2 months), resolved disc edema, retinitis, hemorrhages, and macular edema with macular star formation (b) after being treated with IVMP followed by oral steroids and oral doxycycline.
Procedures to invoke biological repair of the degenerate disc could help resolve these concerns.
Paralysis due to WNV infection in 2 patients occurred exclusively in limbs with prior lower motor neuron dysfunction due to lumbar disc herniation (previously resolved with discectomy).
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