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01-03-2013 | Letter to the Editor

Practice of yoga may cause damage of both sciatic nerves: a case report

Authors: Patrizia Dacci, Stefano Amadio, Simonetta Gerevini, Lucia Moiola, Ubaldo Del Carro, Marta Radaelli, Gianluca Figlia, Vittorio Martinelli, Giancarlo Comi, Raffaella Fazio

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 3/2013

Abstract

Sciatic nerve traumatic damage very rarely occurs bilaterally. We describe the case of a 67-year-old woman who reported a bilateral traumatic lesion of the sciatic nerve during practice of yoga. Nerve conduction studies showed a bilateral sciatic nerve neuropathy, mostly affecting the peroneal component. Lumbar plexus MRI documented regular anatomical features of the main principal nerve roots with bilateral T2 signal alteration of roots L4, L5 and S1 that extended into the sciatic nerves showing both increase in size, probably related to chronic injury of nerves, and an alteration in diffusion signal that suggested a recent acute overlapped process.

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Title: Practice of yoga may cause damage of both sciatic nerves: a case report
Authors: Patrizia Dacci
Stefano Amadio
Simonetta Gerevini
Lucia Moiola
Ubaldo Del Carro
Marta Radaelli
Gianluca Figlia
Vittorio Martinelli
Giancarlo Comi
Raffaella Fazio
Publication date: 01-03-2013
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: Neurological Sciences / Issue 3/2013
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-012-0998-9

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