Yoga neuropathy. A snoozer.
Sciatic nerve compression very rarely occurs bilaterally. The authors present a woman with profound lower extremity weakness and sensory abnormality after falling asleep in the head-to-knees yoga position (also called "Paschimottanasana"). Clinical and electrodiagnostic findings are discussed in detail and a brief review of the literature is presented.
Walker
Melanie
M
Department of Neurology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. MWalkerMD@aol.com
Meekins
Gregg
G
Hu
Shu-Ching
SC
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