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Thigh weakness/foot drop after spine surgery

Spine Health | Last Active: May 3 10:53am | Replies (77)
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I had foot drop about a decade ago, then I got brachial plexitis and previously carpal tunnel. Eventually I was diagnosed with chronic inflammatory polyradiculopathy or CIPD. It is a motor nerve dysfunction disorder. Mine was diagnosed through nerve and muscle testing. Just throwing that out there and that there can be more than one cause of foot drop. I wish you the best

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beedom | @beedom | Mar 13 7:12am

Thank you. All info helpful. Best to you!

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DadCue | @dadcue | Mar 15 8:09pm

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is a slowly developing autoimmune disorder in which the body's immune system attacks the myelin that insulates and protects your body's nerves.

I think you left out the "demyelinating" part unless CIPD is something else.

I have foot drop on the right which developed suddenly along with severe right radicular leg pain. An MRI showed that I had severe spinal stenosis. Given the sudden onset neurological changes in the context of severe spinal stenosis that explained the foot drop ---not.

Fortunately, an EMG/NCS was done to "delineate the damage." The results EMG/NCS showed diffuse peripheral neuropathy involving my arms and legs. Neuropathy of the peroneal nerve caused the foot drop.

I still have severe lumbar spinal stenosis. Nobody could explain why I have peripheral neuropathy so it was called idiopathic. I do have autoimmune problems so I suspected CIDP might be the cause except the foot drop happened suddenly.

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