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Saturday Night Palsy

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Saturday night palsy
Etymology: Gk, paralyein, to be palsied
Saturday Night Palsy
A group of transient neuromuscular defects affecting a person who falls in a stuporous state in an unnatural position, classically after an alcoholic ‘binge’, or overdose of sedatives
Saturday night palsy
Substance abuse A group of transient neuromuscular defects affecting a person who falls in a stuporous state in an unnatural position, classically after an alcoholic 'binge', or overdose of sedatives. Cf Alcoholic neuropathy.
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3) The radial nerve has been implicated in traction injuries following a fall over the shoulder, use of axillary crutches, Saturday night palsy in drunks, prolonged use of tourniquets and mid-shaft humeral fractures.
Transient radial nerve palsy related to intraoperative right lateral ... by Ikem, I.C.; Olaogun, M.O.B.; Obembe, A.O. / Journal of the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy
 
 
 
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