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1
Q

Foot drop is …

A

patient presenting with difficulty picking foot up and subsequently circumlocution to avoid tripping over,

may present with recurrent falls

2
Q

prolapsed intervertebral disc causes:

A

lumbar nerve root lesion

3
Q

1 symptom and 1 sign of prolapsed L4/L5 intervertebral disc

A

significant back pain

loss of ankle reflex

4
Q

S1 compression leads to loss of what reflex?

A

ankle

5
Q

muscles innervated by L5

A
  • tibialis anterior
  • tibialis posterior
  • peroneal longus + brevis
6
Q

L5 lesion results in loss of which movements

A
  • foot inversion

- dorsiflexion

7
Q

what movement/position can lead to peroneal nerve palsy

A

Prolonged kneeling

8
Q

why is CPN palsy a risk of prolonged knee flexion

A

The nerve winds round the fibular head and is susceptible to compression here

9
Q

muscles innervated by the common peroneal nerve: and the movements they produce

A
  • tibialis anterior: ankle dorsiflexion

- peroneal muscles: eversion of foot

10
Q

Nerve Palsy investigations

A

Nerve conduction studies

11
Q

Management of Foot drop

A
  • Foot drop splint
  • electrical nerve stimulation
  • ankle foot orthosis
  • Physiotherapy
12
Q

gait with CPN palsy

A

high stepping gait
with
circumduction

13
Q

causes of wrist drop

A

radial nerve palsy

due to compression of the radial nerve against mid shaft of humerus

14
Q

position causing wrist drop

A

arm draped over back of chair for several hours “saturday night palsy”

15
Q

sensation affected in radial nerve palsy

A

anatomical snuffbox

16
Q

reflex lost in radial nerve palsy

A

brachioradialis

17
Q

motor loss in radial nerve palsy

A

brachioradialis
+
extensor carpi radialis longus

18
Q

Cause of carpal tunnel syndrome

A

compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel by the flexor retinaculum

19
Q

CTS: weakness of ___

and wasting of ____

A

abductor pollicus brevis, which causes weakness of thumb abduction

thenar eminence

20
Q

5 causes of Carpal tunnel syndrome

A
  • pregnancy
  • heart failure
  • lunate fracture
  • idiopathic
  • rheumatoid arthritis
21
Q

management of carpal tunnel syndrome

A
  • wrist splints at night
  • corticosteroid injection
  • surgical decompression (division of flexor retinaculum)