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Yoga neuropathy. A snoozer.

Walker M, Meekins G, Hu SC

Department of Neurology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. MWalkerMD@aol.com

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.

Published 29 April 2005 in Neurologist, 11(3): 176-8.
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