title: Unilateral acute foot drop due to diffuse axonal injury after head trauma.
abstract: Acute foot drop due to diffuse axonal injury (DAI) has not been previously described in the literature. In this report, we present a patient with unilateral acute foot drop caused by a DAI lesion after head trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. nailozdemir@mynet.com
authors.forename: Nail
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: Mustafa Fazil
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Gelal
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oğuzoğlu
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Minoğlu
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D020833:Diffuse Axonal Injury / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D020233:Gait Disorders, Neurologic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000294:innervation / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000473:pathology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000294:innervation / Q000503:physiopathology; D009413:Nerve Fibers, Myelinated / Q000473:pathology; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011712:Pyramidal Tracts / Q000293:injuries / Q000503:physiopathology; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology