DROOPING OF THE BIG TOE - ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC MARKER FOR L-5 RADICULOPATHY

Authors
MADDEN PJ LAZARO RP
Citation
Pj. Madden et Rp. Lazaro, DROOPING OF THE BIG TOE - ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC MARKER FOR L-5 RADICULOPATHY, Southern medical journal, 90(2), 1997, pp. 209-210
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Southern medical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00384348
Volume
90
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
209 - 210
Database
ISI
SICI code
0038-4348(1997)90:2<209:DOTBT->2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Drooping of the big toe is found in a host of neurologic diseases. If found in isolation in a patient who has low back pain, with or without clear sensory deficit, this finding can be a useful, objective aid in localizing the lesion to the L-5 nerve root.