Diseases

Peroneal Neuropathies

Disease involving the common PERONEAL NERVE or its branches, the deep and superficial peroneal nerves. Lesions of the deep peroneal nerve are associated with PARALYSIS of dorsiflexion of the ankle and toes and loss of sensation from the web space between the first and second toe. Lesions of the superficial peroneal nerve result in weakness or paralysis of the peroneal muscles (which evert the foot) and loss of sensation over the dorsal and lateral surface of the leg. Traumatic injury to the common peroneal nerve near the head of the FIBULA is a relatively common cause of this condition. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1995, Ch51, p31)

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Disease involving the common PERONEAL NERVE or its branches, the deep and superficial peroneal nerves. Lesions of the deep peroneal nerve are associated with PARALYSIS of dorsiflexion of the ankle and toes and loss of sensation from the web space between the first and second toe. Lesions of the superficial peroneal nerve result in weakness or paralysis of the peroneal muscles (which evert the foot) and loss of sensation over the dorsal and lateral surface of the leg. Traumatic injury to the common peroneal nerve near the head of the FIBULA is a relatively common cause of this condition. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1995, Ch51, p31)

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  • Fibular Nerve Diseases
  • Peroneal Mononeuropathies
  • Peroneal Nerve Diseases
  • Fibular Nerve Disease
  • Mononeuropathy, Peroneal
  • Nerve Disease, Fibular
  • Neuropathy, Peroneal
  • Peroneal Mononeuropathy
  • Peroneal Nerve Disease
  • Peroneal Neuropathy
  • Common Peroneal Nerve Entrapment
  • External Popliteal Neuropathy
  • Fibular Neuropathy
  • Foot Drop
  • Lateral Popliteal Neuropathy
  • Neuropathy, Common Peroneal
  • Neuropathy, Deep Peroneal
  • Neuropathy, Superficial Peroneal
  • Peroneal Nerve Entrapment
  • Peroneal Nerve Paralysis
  • Peroneal Palsy
  • Common Peroneal Neuropathies
  • Common Peroneal Neuropathy
  • Deep Peroneal Neuropathies
  • Deep Peroneal Neuropathy
  • Entrapment, Peroneal Nerve
  • External Popliteal Neuropathies
  • Fibular Neuropathies
  • Foot Drops
  • Lateral Popliteal Neuropathies
  • Nerve Entrapment, Peroneal
  • Nerve Paralysis, Peroneal
  • Neuropathies, Fibular
  • Neuropathy, External Popliteal
  • Neuropathy, Fibular
  • Neuropathy, Lateral Popliteal
  • Palsy, Peroneal
  • Paralysis, Peroneal Nerve
  • Peroneal Nerve Entrapments
  • Peroneal Nerve Paralyses
  • Peroneal Neuropathy, Deep
  • Peroneal Neuropathy, Superficial
  • Peroneal Palsies
  • Popliteal Neuropathy, External
  • Popliteal Neuropathy, Lateral
  • Superficial Peroneal Neuropathies
  • Superficial Peroneal Neuropathy

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2000

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  • Paralysis/etiology (1966-1999)
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases (1966-1999)
  • Sciatic Nerve (1966-1999)

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  1. C10w.668w.829w.500w.600

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Peroneal Neuropathies. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020427. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020427
  2. Peroneal Neuropathies. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18556226