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Erschienen in: Acta Neurologica Belgica 4/2015

01.12.2015 | Letter to the Editor

A case of drop foot due to piriformis syndrome

verfasst von: Pelin Yıldırım, Tuba Guler, Tugce Ozekli Misirlioglu, Tulay Ozer, Osman Hakan Gunduz

Erschienen in: Acta Neurologica Belgica | Ausgabe 4/2015

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Piriformis syndrome is a sciatic neuropathy resulting from the compression of the sciatic nerve at the level of the piriformis muscle. Its diagnosis is difficult because there are no universally accepted diagnostic criteria [1, 2]. Piriformis syndrome is rarely seen to cause lower extremity motor weakness. Herein, we report a case of drop foot in a 51-year-old woman, who was diagnosed with piriformis syndrome and responded well to a ultrasound (US)-guided piriformis injection. …
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Metadaten
Titel
A case of drop foot due to piriformis syndrome
verfasst von
Pelin Yıldırım
Tuba Guler
Tugce Ozekli Misirlioglu
Tulay Ozer
Osman Hakan Gunduz
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2015
Verlag
Springer Milan
Erschienen in
Acta Neurologica Belgica / Ausgabe 4/2015
Print ISSN: 0300-9009
Elektronische ISSN: 2240-2993
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-015-0443-y

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