title: Pediatric peroneal mononeuropathy: a clinical and electromyographic study.
abstract: Seventeen children with pediatric peroneal mononeuropathies evaluated between 1979 and 1991 are reported. Twelve boys and 5 girls, ranging in age from 1.5 months to 17 years, were referred for footdrop in 16 children (94%) or for lower extremity pain in 1 child (6%). Causes included compression in 10 children (59%), trauma in 3 children (18%), entrapment in 3 children (18%), and indeterminate in 1 child (5%). Based on nerve conduction studies and electromyography, the level of the pediatric peroneal mononeuropathic lesion was the common peroneal nerve in 10 children (59%), the deep peroneal nerve in 2 children (12%), and the superficial peroneal nerve in 1 child (5%). In 4 other children (24%), pediatric peroneal mononeuropathy at the knee was not more precisely identified. Surgical exploration in 3 children with progressive pediatric peroneal mononeuropathy was valuable. Improvement occurred in 13 of 17 children (76%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Felice
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Gross
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D009132:Muscles / Q000294:innervation / Q000503:physiopathology; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology; D009475:Neurons, Afferent / Q000502:physiology; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D010543:Peroneal Nerve / Q000293:injuries / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D011930:Reaction Time; D013497:Sural Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D013979:Tibial Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology