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The origin of "Saturday night palsy"?
Spinner RJ, Poliakoff MB, Tiel RL. Spinner RJ, et al. Neurosurgery. 2002 Sep;51(3):737-41; discussion 741. doi: 10.1097/00006123-200209000-00023. Neurosurgery. 2002. PMID: 12188953
THE TERM Saturday night palsy has become synonymous with radial nerve compression in the arm resulting from direct pressure against a firm object. ...The commonly accepted origin of the phrase is the association of Saturday night with carousing. We off …
THE TERM Saturday night palsy has become synonymous with radial nerve compression in the arm resulting from direct pressure ag …
Saturday Night Retinopathy: Characterization of a Rare Ophthalmic Condition.
Peracha ZH, Ahmed SB, Desai A, Peracha-Riyaz M, Kumar N, Desai UR. Peracha ZH, et al. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2016 Jan;47(1):85-9. doi: 10.3928/23258160-20151214-15. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2016. PMID: 26731217
On exam she was found to have no light perception vision, severe retinal edema, and complete ophthalmoplegia of the right eye. Imaging and clinical course confirmed the diagnosis of Saturday Night Retinopathy--only the second documented case to be published....
On exam she was found to have no light perception vision, severe retinal edema, and complete ophthalmoplegia of the right eye. Imaging and c …
[Brachial plexus sleep palsy].
Fourcade G, Taieb G, Renard D, Labauge P, Pradal-Prat D. Fourcade G, et al. Rev Neurol (Paris). 2011 Jun-Jul;167(6-7):522-5. doi: 10.1016/j.neurol.2010.10.005. Epub 2010 Dec 24. Rev Neurol (Paris). 2011. PMID: 21186036 French.
INTRODUCTION: Brachial plexus is rarely involved in "Saturday night palsy". CASE REPORT: A young man was admitted for numbness and weakness of his right upper limb after awaking from sleep. ...
INTRODUCTION: Brachial plexus is rarely involved in "Saturday night palsy". CASE REPORT: A young man was admitted for numbness …
External Compressive Ischemic Orbitopathy: A Rising Clinical Entity.
Ghiam BK, Liu BJ, Echegaray JJ, Prendes MA. Ghiam BK, et al. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 Nov-Dec 01;39(6):548-557. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002430. Epub 2023 Jul 21. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023. PMID: 37486344
PURPOSE: Saturday night retinopathy, the term coined by Jayam et al . in 1974, is a rare condition in which external compression of the orbit during a drug and alcohol stupor causes a unilateral orbitopathy with ophthalmoplegia and ischemic retinopathy. ...
PURPOSE: Saturday night retinopathy, the term coined by Jayam et al . in 1974, is a rare condition in which external compressi …
[Acute sciatic neuropathy--"post-Saturday palsy"].
Manigoda M, Dujmović-Basuroski I, Trikić R, Drulović J. Manigoda M, et al. Srp Arh Celok Lek. 2005 Jan-Feb;133(1-2):58-61. doi: 10.2298/sarh0502058m. Srp Arh Celok Lek. 2005. PMID: 16053177 Free article. Serbian.
During neurological examination, mild weakness of knee flexors, moderate weakness of plantar flexors and paralysis of foot dorsiflexors, together with hypesthesia of the left calf, foot and fingers, predominantly in the innervation area of common peroneal nerve on the same …
During neurological examination, mild weakness of knee flexors, moderate weakness of plantar flexors and paralysis of foot dorsiflexo …
Sleep palsy (Saturday-night palsy) of the deep radial nerve. Case report.
Fernandez E, Pallini R, Talamonti G. Fernandez E, et al. J Neurosurg. 1987 Mar;66(3):460-1. doi: 10.3171/jns.1987.66.3.0460. J Neurosurg. 1987. PMID: 3819842
A patient with a long-recognized asymptomatic lipoma adjacent to the deep radial nerve developed paralysis of this nerve from a compression similar to the sleep palsy, or "Saturday-night palsy," mechanism....
A patient with a long-recognized asymptomatic lipoma adjacent to the deep radial nerve developed paralysis of this nerve from a compr …
Spontaneous radial nerve palsy subsequent to non-traumatic neuroma.
Ebrahimpour A, Nazerani S, Tavakoli Darestani R, Khani S. Ebrahimpour A, et al. Trauma Mon. 2013 Sep;18(2):98-100. doi: 10.5812/traumamon.9851. Epub 2013 Aug 13. Trauma Mon. 2013. PMID: 24350162 Free PMC article.
The anatomy of the radial nerve renders it prone to pressure paralysis as often called "Saturday night palsy". This problem is a transient nerve lesion and an acute one but the case presented here is very unusual in that it seems this entity can also occur as …
The anatomy of the radial nerve renders it prone to pressure paralysis as often called "Saturday night palsy". This pro …
Rate of recovery in motor and sensory fibres of the radial nerve: clinical and electrophysiological aspects.
Trojaborg W. Trojaborg W. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1970 Oct;33(5):625-38. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.33.5.625. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1970. PMID: 5478945 Free PMC article.
The site of nerve injury was predicted by clinical and electromyographic findings and correlated with changes in conduction, thereby permitting a more exact classification of the type of nerve injury. In patients with Saturday-night palsy, there was considerable slo …
The site of nerve injury was predicted by clinical and electromyographic findings and correlated with changes in conduction, thereby permitt …
[Radial nerve paralysis--causes, site and diagnosis. Analysis of 103 cases].
Sturzenegger M, Rutz M. Sturzenegger M, et al. Nervenarzt. 1991 Dec;62(12):722-9. Nervenarzt. 1991. PMID: 1795751 Review. German.
The most frequent site of radial nerve lesions in these cases is the upper arm (22%), the most frequent cause is pressure palsy (21%) during unphysiological deep sleep ("Saturday night paralysis")....
The most frequent site of radial nerve lesions in these cases is the upper arm (22%), the most frequent cause is pressure palsy (21%) during …
[Posterior interosseous nerve paralysis caused by ganglion: a case report].
Tsurushima H, Matsumura A, Meguro K, Nakata Y, Fujita T. Tsurushima H, et al. No Shinkei Geka. 1991 May;19(5):443-5. No Shinkei Geka. 1991. PMID: 1852251 Japanese.
Decompression and neurolysis resulted in full functional recovery. While patients with the so-called classic "Saturday night palsy" or even patients with a radial nerve palsy secondary to a fractured humerus may be expected to recover completely without surgery, ear …
Decompression and neurolysis resulted in full functional recovery. While patients with the so-called classic "Saturday night p …