Differential awakening of the sciatic nerve: illustrative case
William D. Chow, Pavlos Texakalidis, Felipe J. S. Jones, Robert J. Spinner · 2026
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Description
William Chow and co-authors describe an unusual waking pattern after nerve surgery in a case report published in 2026. A 40-year-old man had a biopsy of a small nerve near the sciatic nerve, the large nerve of the leg. Right after waking from anesthesia, he could not move his right foot up or down at all.
Within about an hour, movement returned fully to normal. The team judged the cause to be differential awakening, in which parts of the nervous system wake at uneven rates after anesthesia. The effect is known after brain surgery but had not been reported after peripheral nerve work. Tissue tests also found a high-grade lymphoma. The authors urge surgeons to keep this passing cause in mind before rushing to other fixes.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | William D. Chow, Pavlos Texakalidis, Felipe J. S. Jones, Robert J. Spinner |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 20 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |