title: Sheet fitting palsy.
abstract: A 73-year-old woman developed an acute thrombosis of a persistent median artery following a Sisyphean struggle with a poorly fitted bedsheet. Ultrasound was able to diagnose the problem in a case where precise localization by electrodiagnostic testing was difficult.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1078, USA. fwalker@wfubmc.edu
authors.forename: Francis O
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Mary F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Lyles
authors.forename: Zhongu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology; D010243:Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014953:Wrist / Q000294:innervation