Sleep palsy (Saturday-night palsy) of the deep radial nerve. Case report.
A patient with a long-recognized asymptomatic lipoma adjacent to the deep radial nerve developed paralysis of this nerve from a compression similar to the sleep palsy, or "Saturday-night palsy," mechanism.
D000368:Aged; D005542:Forearm / Q000294:innervation; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D011826:Radial Nerve