Unilateral acute foot drop due to diffuse axonal injury after head trauma.
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.
Ozdemir
Nail
N
Department of Neurosurgery, Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. nailozdemir@mynet.com
Gelal
Mustafa Fazil
MF
Oğuzoğlu
Serdar
S
Minoğlu
Mustafa
M
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