Cerebral Infarction Producing Sudden Isolated Foot Drop

Foot drop usually results from lesions affecting the peripheral neural pathway related to dorsiflexor muscles, especially the peroneal nerve. Although a central nervous system lesion is suspected when there is a lack of clinical evidence for a lower motor neuron lesion, such cases are extremely rare...

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Published inJournal of clinical neurology (Seoul, Korea) Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 67 - 69
Main Authors Ku, Bon D., Lee, Eun Ja, Kim, Hyeyun
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Korea (South) Korean Neurological Association 01.03.2007
대한신경과학회
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Case Report
신경과학
Foot drop
Cortical infarction
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ISSN1738-6586
2005-5013
DOI10.3988/jcn.2007.3.1.67

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Summary:Foot drop usually results from lesions affecting the peripheral neural pathway related to dorsiflexor muscles, especially the peroneal nerve. Although a central nervous system lesion is suspected when there is a lack of clinical evidence for a lower motor neuron lesion, such cases are extremely rare. We describe a patient with sudden isolated foot drop caused by a small acute cortical infarction in the high convexity of the precentral gyrus. This report indicates that a cortical infarction may have to be considered as a potential cause of foot drop.
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ISSN:1738-6586
2005-5013
DOI:10.3988/jcn.2007.3.1.67