An unusual sciatic neuropathy.

Persistent bilateral sciatic arteries--an unusual presentation.

A 20-year-old m a n suddenly developed a cold white painful left lower leg after playing football although there was no history of trauma. On examination no pulses were palpable or detectable with Doppler ultrasound below the left c o m m o n femoral artery. A right trans-femoral lumbar aortogram (TFLA) demonstrated bilateral persistent sciatic arteries with intimal irregularity at the level of...

An unusual cause of sciatic pain.

We describe a 47-year-old woman with sciatic neuropathy caused by compression of the sacral plexus by posterior shift of the uterus.

An unusual case of acrodystrophic neuropathy.

Cryoglobulinaemic neuropathy: a further cause of bilateral sciatic neuropathy

Bilateral sciatic neuropathy is a rare condition and it has been described as a compression or entrapment neuropathy but it is an uncommon clinical manifestation due to necrotizing vasculitis. We report an unusual case of cryoglobulinaemic neuropathy in an elderly woman with no underlying infectious or neoplastic cause; acute bilateral sciatic mononeuropathy was the presenting clinical manifest...

An unusual case of trifurcation of the sciatic nerve

The sciatic nerve, as the largest branch of the sacral plexus, leaves the pelvis through the greater sciatic foramen beneath the piriform muscle. Afterwards, it divides into the tibial and the common peroneal nerves, most frequently at the level of the upper angle of the popliteal fossa. Higher level of the sciatic nerve division is a relatively frequent phenomenon. The tibial nerve gives muscu...