Korean Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology  2014;16(2):74-76

doi:10.14253/kjcn.2014.16.2.74

Schwannoma of Common Peroneal Nerve Presenting as a Foot Drop.

Soo Hyun CHO 1 ; Ji Hoon LEE ; Ho Geol WOO ; Yu Jin JUNG ; Sang Beom KIM ; Won Chul SHIN

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Keywords

Peroneal neuropathies; Paralysis; Neurilemmoma

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

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.