Chiari malformation type 1 presenting as isolated unilateral foot drop with rapid recovery following posterior fossa decompression.
Constantine L KarrasNikhil K MurthySiting J TrybulaTord D AldenPublished in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2021)
This rare presentation highlights the importance of maintaining a broad differential, particularly in pediatric patients, and expediting the workup in order to offer a surgical decompression within 1-2 months of foot weakness to maximize the probability of a full neurological recovery.