Foot Drop
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Foot Drop Symptoms
Symptoms of foot drop include:
Numbness
in the foot:
Usually on the top of the foot
Leg weakness (unilateral)
Inability to raise to foot toward the knee
Foot drags on the ground during walking
Foot slaps the ground with each step
Stumbling
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Related Conditions
Alcoholic neuropathy
Cast and splint problems
Diabetic neuropathy
Neurapraxia
Peripheral neuropathy
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Foot pain
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Leg weakness (unilateral)
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Last Updated: Aug 29, 2008
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Stephen J. Schueler, MD
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Foot Drop References:
Bendszus M, Wessig C, Reiners K, Bartsch AJ, Solymosi L, Koltzenberg M. MR imaging in the differential diagnosis of neurogenic foot drop. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2003 Aug;24(7):1283-9.
Katirji B. Peroneal neuropathy. Neurol Clin. 1999 Aug;17(3):567-91, vii.
