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Acute bilateral foot drop with or without cauda equina syndrome-a case series.

Andreas K DemetriadesMarco Mancuso-MarcelloAsfand Baig MirzaJoseph FrantziasDavid A BellRichard SelwayRichard Gullan
Published in: Acta neurochirurgica (2021)
When bilateral foot drop occurs acutely, we encourage the consideration of degenerative spinal disease. Relevant discopathy was observed from L2/3 to L5/S1; aberrant innervation may be at play. Cauda equina syndrome is not necessarily associated with acute bilateral foot drop. The prognosis seems to be pretty good with respect to recovery of the foot drop, especially if partial at presentation and if treated within 48 h.
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