Abstract:BackgroundUnlike puerperal peripheral nerve lesions, mononeuropathy during pregnancy is rarely encountered. We report a case of bilateral relapsing-remitting sciatic nerve palsy during two pregnancies. An extensive literature search in PubMed brought no similar cases.Case presentationA healthy young woman presented with initially unilateral sciatic nerve palsy, which manifested and worsened during the early phases of two successive pregnancies. Electrophysiology revealed axonal lesion of the sciatic nerve with… Show more
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