Painful legs and moving toes. A report of 3 cases with neurophysiological studies.
3 patients with the condition of "painful legs and moving toes" are reported. The etiology was unknown in 2 of them, but in 1 patient the symptoms were temporarily relieved by surgery for a lumbar herniated disc. The movements restarted 6 months after surgery. EMG studies showed near rhythmical muscle action potentials in the involved muscles of the foot at rates of 3.0, 2.5 and 0.5 cps respectively with a maintained reciprocal innervation. These spontaneous movements could only be suppressed for seconds. The EEG, nerve conduction studies and somatosensory evoked potentials were normal.
D000328:Adult; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery; D007866:Leg; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010146:Pain / Q000150:complications*; D013577:Syndrome; D014034:Toes