title: Delayed diagnosis of brain tumor in a patient with flexor spasms and spastic foot drop.
abstract: Flexor spasms are involuntary muscle contractions comprising dorsiflexion at the ankle and flexion at the knee and the hip, occurring as a result of nociceptive spinal release reflex. The presence of flexor spasms generally suggests a lesion in the spinal cord. Foot drop is usually seen with lesions of lumbosacral roots, peripheral nerves or muscles. We hereby present a patient with a rare combination of spastic foot drop and flexor spasms due to a brain tumor. The possible underlying pathophysiological mechanisms resulting in flexor spasms due to a cerebral lesion are briefly discussed.
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Paliwal
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Malhotra
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shukla