title: Sudden bilateral foot drop: an unusual presentation of lumbar disc prolapse.
abstract: Bilateral acute foot drop is reported in a 30-year-old healthy male. He presented with a 7-day history of sudden severe backache, radiating to both the lower limbs and 1-day history of sudden bilateral ankle weakness that progressed to bilateral foot drop within 6 hours. He also developed retention of urine. Investigations revealed a large central disc prolapse at L3-4 with significant canal stenosis at that level. Following surgery the patient had progressive improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, National Neurosurgical and Trauma Center, Khoula Hospital, Mina Al Fahal, Sultanate of Oman.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mahapatra
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Pawar
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D007839:Functional Laterality; D020233:Gait Disorders, Neurologic; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011128:Polyradiculopathy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed