Severe isolated sciatic neuropathy due to a modified lotus position
| Autor: | Jacob W. Bosma, Juerd Wijntjes, Ton Antonius Hilgevoord, Jan Veenstra |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Foot drop
medicine.medical_specialty Sciatic Neuropathy medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Neurological examination Case Report General Medicine Thigh Surgery body regions medicine.anatomical_structure medicine Paralysis Outpatient clinic Achilles tendon contracture Sciatic nerve medicine.symptom business |
| Popis: | A 51-year-old man presented to our hospital with progressive pain and weakness in his right leg. Neurological examination revealed atrophy of all muscles of the right leg, unilateral foot drop and paralysis of the anterior tibial and gastrocnemicus muscles. Electromyography confirmed a severe isolated sciatic neuropathy in the thigh. For unclear reasons, our patient habitually used to sit in a modified lotus position. We concluded that this position, in literature known as “lotus neuropathy” had resulted in the sciatic neuropathy. After more than a year our patient was referred again to our outpatient clinic. At that time there was only minimal improvement, now with an achilles tendon contracture and pes equinus due to immobility. |
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