1. Common peroneal nerve palsy caused by a ganglion. Case report
- Author
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Andreas Gonschorek, Hisham Fansa, K. Plogmeier, and Helmut Feistner
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Neural Conduction ,Paralysis ,medicine ,Humans ,Palsy ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Common peroneal nerve palsy ,Peripheral Nervous System Diseases ,Peroneal Nerve ,Magnetic resonance imaging ,General Medicine ,Anatomy ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Magnetic Resonance Imaging ,Ganglion ,Surgery ,Ganglion cyst ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Ganglia ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Common peroneal nerve - Abstract
A common peroneal nerve palsy caused by a ganglion cyst is a rare entity. A 48-year old man was referred with a six year history of intermittent pain that had resulted in a complete palsy of the common peroneal nerve. A magnetic resonance (MR) scan showed compression of the nerve by a ganglion, which was excised and the nerve was released. Three months later the lost muscle function had returned completely.
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- 1998