Ganglionitis

Ganglionitis is inflammation of a nerve ganglion. The dorsal root ganglia (DRG) can become inflamed causing severe pain and other symptoms and can also lead to death. Conditions that afflict the DRG include trauma, sciatica, compressive neuropathy, herniated disc, peripheral neuropathy, meningitis, and spinal infections.

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 * 2006, Inflammatory mediators enhance the excitability of chronically compressed dorsal root ganglion neurons.
 * 2013, dorsal root ganglionitis: Kay Gilderdale writes of her late, severely affected, daughter:


 * 2014, Inflammation in dorsal root ganglia after peripheral nerve injury: Effects of the sympathetic innervation


 * 2015, Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Dorsal Root Ganglionitis in a 34 Year Old Male With Occipital Neuralgia Refractory to Medical and Radiofrequency Ablation Therapies: A Clinicopathological Report and Literature Review (P1.293)
 * 2015, Dorsal Root Ganglionitis - infection of inflammation?