[The role of drug therapy in the treatment of nerve root lesions caused by compression. Clinical and electrophysiological study of 30 patients operated on for the removal of herniated disks].

The therapeutic efficacy of two neurotrophic substances (exogenic gangliosides and Vitamin B12) is examined in 30 cases of patients suffering from postoperative radiculopathy after the excision of herniated discs. All patients were subjected to clinical examination as well as electromyography and electroneuronography. Check-ups 10 and 60 days after surgery revealed a much greater improvement among the treated than the untreated patients and that statistically significant clinical and electrophysiological improvement was only found among those treated with exogenic gangliosides.