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Misunderstanding of Foot Drop in a Patient with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease and Lumbar Disk Herniation

  • Han, Youngmin (Department of Neurosurgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Kyoung-Tae (Department of Neurosurgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital) ;
  • Cho, Dae-Chul (Department of Neurosurgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital) ;
  • Sung, Joo-Kyung (Department of Neurosurgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital)
  • Received : 2014.12.24
  • Accepted : 2015.02.11
  • Published : 2015.04.28
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Abstract

We report the case of 57-year-old woman diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease and lumbar disk herniation (LDH). She had left leg weakness and foot numbness, foot deformity (muscle atrophy, high arch, and clawed toes). The lumbar spine MRI showed LDH at L4-5. Additionally, electrophysiology results were consistent with chronic peripheral motor-sensory polyneuropathy (axonopathy). In genetic testing, 17p11.2-p12 duplication/deletions characteristic of CMT disease were observed. We confirmed the patient's diagnosis as CMT disease and used conservative treatment.

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