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Not your average Saturday night palsy-High resolution nerve ultrasound resolves rare cause of wrist drop
Bianka Heiling1, Albrecht Waschke2, Mihai Ceanga1
1Hans Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.
Abstract:
We present a case of a patient with acute wrist drop caused by radial nerve torsion. NCS showed axonal lesion of the radial nerve. High-resolution ultrasound was able to visualize a constriction of the radial nerve. Nerve torsion is a rare differential diagnosis to Saturday night palsy. The patient was subjected to early surgical intervention and showed a favorable outcome in follow-up. Thus, high-resolution ultrasound may subject these patients early to surgical therapy.
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