Childhood peroneal neuropathy from bone tumors.
Nontraumatic childhood peroneal mononeuropathy is uncommon and should initiate a search for surgically correctable causes. In 3 children, 2 age 12 years and 1 age 13 years, unilateral footdrop developed over a few days to a month. Electrodiagnostic findings demonstrated lesions with maximal or exclusive involvement of the deep peroneal nerve. Radiologically, bony exostoses were identified at or near the fibular head in each patient. In 2 patients, the lesions were clinically occult. An osteochondroma was removed from each patient and 2 patients had excellent clinical recoveries.
Levin
K H
KH
Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195-5228.
Wilbourn
A J
AJ
Jones
H R
HR
D000293:Adolescent; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000150:complications*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010543:Peroneal Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed