Bilateral sciatic neuropathy due to fibrous bands in a patient with severe traumatic brain injury

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2014 May:120:93-5. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2014.02.024. Epub 2014 Mar 12.

Authors

P A Silva¹, P Pereira², R Pinto³, F Silveira⁴, R Vaz²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hospital S. João, Porto, Portugal. Electronic address: pedroalbertosilva.neurocirurgia@gmail.com.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hospital S. João, Porto, Portugal.
³ Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Hospital S. João, Porto, Portugal.
⁴ Department of Neurophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hospital S. João, Porto, Portugal.

PMID: 24731584
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2014.02.024

No abstract available

Keywords: Compression; Fibrous band; Neuropathy; Peripheral nerves; Sciatic nerve.

Publication types

Case Reports
Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Accidents, Traffic*
Adult
Brain Injuries / complications*
Connective Tissue / pathology*
Connective Tissue / surgery
Humans
Male
Motorcycles*
Sciatic Neuropathy / etiology
Sciatic Neuropathy / parasitology
Sciatic Neuropathy / pathology*
Sciatic Neuropathy / surgery