Clinical Neurophysiology in the Diagnosis of Peroneal Nerve Palsy
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Clinical neurophysiology in the diagnosis of peroneal nerve palsy.
Peroneal neuropathy is one of the common focal mononeuropathies in the lower extremities occurring in both adults and children. Foot drop due to weakness of ankle dorsiflexion is the most common presentation of a peroneal neuropathy. It may also result from other causes involving the upper or lower motor neurons. Disorders that must be distinguished from peroneal neuropathy include sciatic mono...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Keio Journal of Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1880-1293,0022-9717
DOI: 10.2302/kjm.57.84