Painful legs and moving toes.
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- de Assis Franco I; Department of Neurology, Hospital e Maternidade São José, Conselheiro Lafaiete, Brazil igorafranco1@gmail.com.; Vale TC; Department of Internal Medicine, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil.; Schulze VH; Department of Neurology, Universidade da Região de Joinville, Joinville, Brazil.; Goncalves MVM; Department of Neurology, Universidade da Região de Joinville, Joinville, Brazil.
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- Publisher: BMJ Pub. Group Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101130961 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1474-7766 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14747758 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Pract Neurol Subsets: MEDLINE
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A 40-year-old woman reported involuntary and irregular movements of her left toes accompanied by pain. This arose following arthroscopy after a sprained left ankle. She had involuntary flexion-extension and abduction and adduction movements of the hallux and the other toes, with reduced pinprick sensation on the skin web between the left hallux and the second toe. Nerve conduction studies confirmed a deep peroneal nerve axonal injury. We diagnosed the syndrome of painful legs and moving toes, provoked by a peripheral nerve injury. Her symptoms have persisted despite pregabalin, gabapentin and amitriptyline.
Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared.
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