title: [Painful legs and unstable toes].
abstract: Five patients presented with the painful legs and moving toes syndrome as defined by Spillane et al. (1971). A peripheral nervous disorder was present in 4 of these cases while the fifth patient showed evidence of a central lesion. Results of clinical and electrophysiologic investigations in the 4 peripheral cases, are compared with data from the literature.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Léger
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lubetzki
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bouche
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bor
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brunet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D013577:Syndrome; D014033:Toe Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*
vernacular_title: Jambes douloureuses et orteils instables.