The accessory deep peroneal nerve: a pitfall for the electromyographer.
The presence of an accessory deep peroneal nerve may alter the usual clinical and electrophysiological characteristics of peroneal nerve lesions. Three cases of such an anomalous innervation and a peroneal nerve lesion are presented.
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Department of Neurophysiology, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées du Val de Grâce, Paris.
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004576:Electromyography; D005528:Foot / Q000294:innervation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D009132:Muscles / Q000294:innervation*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D010543:Peroneal Nerve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000503:physiopathology