Erschienen in:
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
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Ausgabe 4/2015
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Excerpt
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. …