Foot drop: causes
Evidence-based neurology checklist on foot drop: causes: Cranial causes Parasagittal meningioma Anterior cerebral artery (ACA) stroke Pyramidal tract lesions Spinal causes Root and plexus causes Anterior horn cell disorders Neuropathic causes Neuromuscular junction (NMJ) disorders Muscle causes…
Cranial causes
- Parasagittal meningioma
- Anterior cerebral artery (ACA) stroke
- Pyramidal tract lesions
Spinal causes
Root and plexus causes
Anterior horn cell disorders
Neuropathic causes
Neuromuscular junction (NMJ) disorders
Muscle causes
Other causes
References
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- Bhidayasiri R, Waters MF, Giza CC. Neurological Differential Diagnosis. A Prioritized Approach. Blackwell Publishing Massachusetts 2005 p293.
- McNamara B. Foot drop. ACNR 2003; 3:24-25.
- Nath RK, Somasundaram C. Incidence, etiology, and risk factors associated with foot drop. Eplasty 2023; 23:e16.
- Westhout FD, Pare LS, Linskey ME. Central causes of foot drop: rare and underappreciated differential diagnoses. J Spinal Cord Med 2007; 30:62-66.
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