An Unusual Case of Acute Foot Drop Caused by a Pseudoaneurysm
Lower extremity neurologic symptoms are a common presenting problem. Here we report the case of a 73-year-old man who developed acute right foot pain and foot drop. History, physical examination, and electrodiagnostic studies were consistent with a lumbosacral plexopathy. Imaging studies revealed an...
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| description | Lower extremity neurologic symptoms are a common presenting problem. Here we report the case of a 73-year-old man who developed acute right foot pain and foot drop. History, physical examination, and electrodiagnostic studies were consistent with a lumbosacral plexopathy. Imaging studies revealed an internal iliac artery pseudoaneurysm, a rare cause of acute foot drop. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-485111879a8541c1805c418655298c502025-02-03T01:25:05ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352011-01-01201110.1155/2011/515078515078An Unusual Case of Acute Foot Drop Caused by a PseudoaneurysmChristopher J. Wong0Eric E. Kraus1Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, P.O. Box 354760, 4245 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USADepartment of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USALower extremity neurologic symptoms are a common presenting problem. Here we report the case of a 73-year-old man who developed acute right foot pain and foot drop. History, physical examination, and electrodiagnostic studies were consistent with a lumbosacral plexopathy. Imaging studies revealed an internal iliac artery pseudoaneurysm, a rare cause of acute foot drop.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/515078 |
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| title | An Unusual Case of Acute Foot Drop Caused by a Pseudoaneurysm |
| title_full | An Unusual Case of Acute Foot Drop Caused by a Pseudoaneurysm |
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| title_short | An Unusual Case of Acute Foot Drop Caused by a Pseudoaneurysm |
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