title: Severe isolated sciatic neuropathy due to a modified lotus position.
abstract: A 51-year-old man presented to our hospital with progressive pain and weakness in his right leg. Neurological examination revealed atrophy of all muscles of the right leg, unilateral foot drop and paralysis of the anterior tibial and gastrocnemicus muscles. Electromyography confirmed a severe isolated sciatic neuropathy in the thigh. For unclear reasons, our patient habitually used to sit in a modified lotus position. We concluded that this position, in literature known as "lotus neuropathy" had resulted in the sciatic neuropathy. After more than a year our patient was referred again to our outpatient clinic. At that time there was only minimal improvement, now with an achilles tendon contracture and pes equinus due to immobility.
authors.affiliation: Jacob Wycher Bosma, Jan Veenstra, Department of Internal Medicine, Sint Lucas Andreas Hospital, 1061AE Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jacob Wycher
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Bosma
authors.affiliation: Jacob Wycher Bosma, Jan Veenstra, Department of Internal Medicine, Sint Lucas Andreas Hospital, 1061AE Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Juerd
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wijntjes
authors.affiliation: Jacob Wycher Bosma, Jan Veenstra, Department of Internal Medicine, Sint Lucas Andreas Hospital, 1061AE Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Ton Antonius
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Hilgevoord
authors.affiliation: Jacob Wycher Bosma, Jan Veenstra, Department of Internal Medicine, Sint Lucas Andreas Hospital, 1061AE Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Veenstra
keywords: Lotus neuropathy; Sciatic nerve; Sciatic neuropathy