Peripheral Neuropathies in Patients with Rhabdomyolysis: Clinical Characteristics and Electrodiagnostic Findings in the Acute/Subacute Stage
- Author:
Jung Im SEOK
1
;
In Hee LEE
;
Ki Sung AHN
;
Gun Woo KANG
;
Jae Hoon KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Rhabdomyolysis; Peripheral nervous system diseases; Electrodiagnosis
- MeSH: Electrodiagnosis; Humans; Immobilization; Lower Extremity; Lumbosacral Plexus; Medical Records; Muscle, Skeletal; Muscles; Myalgia; Neurologic Manifestations; Paresthesia; Peripheral Nerve Injuries; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases; Rhabdomyolysis; Sciatic Nerve; Sciatic Neuropathy
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2019;37(1):26-29
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: BACKGROUND: Rhabdomyolysis is a syndrome caused by injury to skeletal muscle and characterized by myalgia and swelling of the affected muscles. Peripheral nerve injury rarely occurs in patients with rhabdomyolysis. METHODS: We reviewed the medical records of 8 consecutive patients with peripheral neuropathies associated with rhabdomyolysis. We assessed the clinical characteristics and electrodiagnostic findings of eight patients. RESULTS: In seven patients, rhabdomyolysis occurred after prolonged immobilization. In one patient, blunt trauma was a cause of rhabdomyolysis. All patients presented with weakness and paresthesia in lower extremities and electrodiagnostic tests showed peripheral nerve injury suggesting sciatic neuropathy or lumbosacral plexopathy. Although rhabdomyolysis itself recovered completely in all patients, neurologic deficits from neuropathy recovered partially and slowly. CONCLUSIONS: Sciatic nerve or lumbosacral plexus was injured in all eight patients. Among the various causes of rhabdomyolysis, prolonged immobilization is associated with development of peripheral neuropathy.
