Peroneal palsy in depression.
In the psychiatric patient cross leg palsy can be a subtle but significant problem. The patient, rendered inactive by a depressive illness, who has lost weight, whose activities include much sitting, or who has a disease that may predispose to a neuropathy, should be observed closely for this preventable and treatable problem.
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001835:Body Weight; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010243:Paralysis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D010543:Peroneal Nerve; D011187:Posture