#Foot drop (Left): It is the clinical condition characterized by gait abnormality due to droping of forefoot caused by damage or irritation of common peroneal nerve or sciatic nerve or paralysis of the muscles of anterior compartment of leg.
#Causes :
1.Traumatic damage of common paroneal
nerve
- Leprosy
- MND ( ALS, PMA)
- Poliomyelitis
- Friedreich ataxia
- GBS
- MS
- CMT Disease
Image:collected
#C/F:
Difficulty in walking
Dysasthesia
Low back pain
Steppage gait
O/E:
Ankle jerk: may be absent
Hypopigmented anaesthetic patch
Thickened peripheral nerve
SLR
#Inv:
CBC
RBS
CRP
MRI of L/S spine
EMC & NCS
#Rx:
According to cause