Sciatic Nerve Palsy Secondary to Intensive Care Unit Stay with Prolonged Sitting Position
Authors
Vinitha Leelamani
Department of Neurology,sohar hospital, ministry of health , oman
Sreenath Shankar
Department of orthopaedics ,sohar hospital, ministry of health , oman
Ganji Shivalingam
Department of Paediatrics ,sohar hospital, ministry of health , oman
Ravichandran Raju
Neurophysiology department,sohar hospital, ministry of health , oman
Abstract
We report a series of 3 cases who presented to our neurophysiology department with Sciatic nerve palsy secondary to prolonged sitting position in the intensive care unit (ICU) .Though iatrogenic sciatic nerve palsy is previously described , it is secondary to total hip replacement surgery, neurosurgical procedures and due to injections .This series describes three cases of sciatic nerve palsy related to prolonged sitting position. This will highlight the need to take adequate preventive measures in the ICU setting and also that such sciatic nerve palsy may be much more common than reported.
