Schwannoma of Common Peroneal Nerve Presenting as a Foot Drop |
Soo Hyun Cho, Ji Hoon Lee, Ho Geol Woo, Yu Jin Jung, Sang Beom Kim, and Won Chul Shin |
Department of Neurology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea |
Corresponding Author:
Won Chul Shin ,Tel: +82-2-440-6166 , Fax: +82-2-440-7262, Email: shinwc@khu.ac.kr |
Received May 16, 2014 Accepted October 24, 2014 |
Copyright © 2014 The Korean Society of Clinical Neurophysiology |
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ABSTRACT |
Foot drop is usually derived from peroneal nerve injury. Traumatic causes of peroneal nerve injury are more common than insidious causes including metabolic syndromes and mass lesions. We present a case with common peroneal neuropathy due to schwannoma, which is extremely rare. Complete excision of the mass lead to a gradual improvement of the symptoms. Schwannoma should be considered as a cause of common peroneal neuropathy. |
Key words:
Peroneal neuropathies, Paralysis, Neurilemmoma |
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