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Iliac artery aneurysm causing isolated superior gluteal nerve lesion
Author(s) -
Grisold Wolfgang,
Karnel Franz,
Kumpan Wolfgang,
Hitzenberger Peter,
Zifko Udo
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4598(199912)22:12<1717::aid-mus16>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - medicine , lesion , pelvis , weakness , aneurysm , foramen , surgery , anatomy , radiology
Lesions of the superior gluteal nerve (SGN) lead to weakness of hip abduction, manifesting itself as a gait abnormality, with contralateral tilting of the pelvis with each step. Causes are numerous and may occur at different anatomical locations before the nerve enters the suprapiriform foramen, in the foramen itself , or after the nerve has exited the foramen. This case report describes an SGN lesion by a large iliac artery aneurysm in a patient presenting with a gait disorder. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Muscle Nerve 22: 1717–1720, 1999