Diseases

Sciatic Neuropathy

Disease or damage involving the SCIATIC NERVE, which divides into the PERONEAL NERVE and TIBIAL NERVE (see also PERONEAL NEUROPATHIES and TIBIAL NEUROPATHY). Clinical manifestations may include SCIATICA or pain localized to the hip, PARESIS or PARALYSIS of posterior thigh muscles and muscles innervated by the peroneal and tibial nerves, and sensory loss involving the lateral and posterior thigh, posterior and lateral leg, and sole of the foot. The sciatic nerve may be affected by trauma; ISCHEMIA; COLLAGEN DISEASES; and other conditions. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1363)

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Disease or damage involving the SCIATIC NERVE, which divides into the PERONEAL NERVE and TIBIAL NERVE (see also PERONEAL NEUROPATHIES and TIBIAL NEUROPATHY). Clinical manifestations may include SCIATICA or pain localized to the hip, PARESIS or PARALYSIS of posterior thigh muscles and muscles innervated by the peroneal and tibial nerves, and sensory loss involving the lateral and posterior thigh, posterior and lateral leg, and sole of the foot. The sciatic nerve may be affected by trauma; ISCHEMIA; COLLAGEN DISEASES; and other conditions. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1363)

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  • Sciatic Nerve Diseases
  • Nerve Disease, Sciatic
  • Nerve Diseases, Sciatic
  • Neuropathies, Sciatic
  • Neuropathy, Sciatic
  • Sciatic Nerve Disease
  • Sciatic Neuropathies
  • Lesion of Sciatic Nerve
  • Neuralgia-Neuritis, Sciatic Nerve
  • Sciatic Nerve Palsy
  • Sciatic Neuritis
  • Nerve Lesion, Sciatic
  • Nerve Lesions, Sciatic
  • Nerve Palsies, Sciatic
  • Nerve Palsy, Sciatic
  • Neuralgia Neuritis, Sciatic Nerve
  • Neuralgia-Neuritides, Sciatic Nerve
  • Neuritides, Sciatic
  • Neuritis, Sciatic
  • Palsies, Sciatic Nerve
  • Palsy, Sciatic Nerve
  • Sciatic Nerve Lesion
  • Sciatic Nerve Lesions
  • Sciatic Nerve Neuralgia-Neuritides
  • Sciatic Nerve Neuralgia-Neuritis
  • Sciatic Nerve Palsies
  • Sciatic Neuritides

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2000

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  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases (1966-1999)
  • Sciatic Nerve (1966-1999)

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  1. C10w.668w.829w.500w.675

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sciatic Neuropathy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020426. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020426
  2. Sciatic Neuropathy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18554084