Bilateral acute foot drop following lumbar disc herniation--a case report.
Cauda equina compression and acute unilateral foot drop are commonly described associations with prolapsed intervertebral lumbar disc. The bilateral acute foot drop however is a rare occurrence. A 45-year-old adult male labourer presented with 1 month history of low backache, with acute exacerbation 1 day later. He developed acute bilateral foot drop and urinary retention within 2 hours. An urgent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed large central disc prolapse at L3-L4 level with significant canal stenosis. He was operated on emergent basis following which he had progressive neurological improvement.
Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226014.
Raj
R
Kumar
Samir Kumar
SK
Kalra
Vivek Kumar
VK
Vaid
Ashok Kumar
AK
Mahapatra
D020233:Gait Disorders, Neurologic / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011128:Polyradiculopathy / Q000209:etiology*