Ultraschall Med 2021; 42(06): 654-655
DOI: 10.1055/a-1288-0256
Case Report

Neuromuscular Ultrasound for Myeloid Sarcoma Affecting the Sciatic Nerve: A Case Report

Jaewon Kim
1   Department of Physical medicine and Rehabilitation, Catholic University of Korea Yeouido Saint Mary’s Hospital, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Korea (the Republic of)
,
Hye Jung Park
2   Department of Physical medicine and Rehabilitation, National Traffic injury Rehabilitation Hospital, Yangpyeong, Korea (the Republic of)
,
Joshua Levin
3   Departments of Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA., Stanford University, Palo Alto, United States
,
Sun Jae Won
1   Department of Physical medicine and Rehabilitation, Catholic University of Korea Yeouido Saint Mary’s Hospital, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Korea (the Republic of)
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Introduction

Sciatic mononeuropathy is a relatively uncommon mononeuropathy. It is easily confused with other disorders such as lumbosacral radiculopathies, plexopathies, or peroneal or tibial mononeuropathies. Usually, sciatic mononeuropathy is diagnosed by an electrodiagnostic study (EDX) with or without imaging studies. Neuromuscular ultrasound is an efficient diagnostic tool that can provide dynamic structural information in real time. It can be a useful complementary tool to EDX.



Publication History

Article published online:
03 November 2020

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