Foot paralysis
Foot paralysis: Introduction
Foot paralysis: A loss of the motor and or sensory function of the foot due to either a muscular or neural mechanism.
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See detailed information below for a list of 16
causes of Foot paralysis, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Causes of Foot paralysis:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Foot paralysis.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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causes of Foot paralysis
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Causes of Types of Foot paralysis:
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Foot paralysis: Symptom Checker
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Foot paralysis: Comorbid Symptoms
Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms
for Foot paralysis may include these symptoms:
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Foot paralysis
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Misdiagnosis and Foot paralysis
Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who
had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness
because he suffered from sudden inability to speak.
This was initially misdiagnosed as a "nervous breakdown" and other...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for
a patient to show mental decline to dementia.
Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions,
such as a stroke or ...read more »
Leg cramps at night a classic sign: The symptom of having leg muscle cramps,
particularly at night, is a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes.
However, there are also various other causes.
See causes of leg cramps or ...read more »
Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms
of severe brain injury are hard to miss,
it is less clear for milder injuries, or even those causing a mild concussion diagnosis.
The...read more »
MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms
such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked.
This is particularly true of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), for which the
symptoms are typically mild. The...read more »
Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition
that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed.
It may be misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease or ...read more »
Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had
suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their return.
A variety of symptoms can occur in...read more »
Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be
correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients.
These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but migraines can...read more »
Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency
is a possible misdiagnosis of various conditions, such as multiple sclerosis (see symptoms of multiple sclerosis).
See symptoms of Vitamin B12 deficiency or misdiagnosis of multiple...read more »
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Diagnostic Guides for Foot paralysis
Medical Books Excerpts
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from the following published medical books
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Medical Books Excerpts
- Paralysis
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Paralysis
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Paralysis
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Paralysis
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Paralysis
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Foot paralysis: Research Related Doctors & Specialists
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Foot paralysis: Related Rare Diseases
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Foot paralysis: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Detailed list of causes of Foot paralysis
The list below shows some of the causes of Foot paralysis mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Foot paralysis
How Common are these Causes of Foot paralysis?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Foot paralysis.
Of the 16
causes of Foot paralysis that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 1
causes are "very common" diseases
- 0
causes are "common" diseases
- 0
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 0
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 16
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 16
causes of Foot paralysis
Conditions listing symptoms: Foot paralysis:
The following list of conditions
have 'Foot paralysis' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
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Causes of Foot paralysis Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Foot paralysis based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Classifications of Foot paralysis:
Medical Conditions associated with Foot paralysis:
Foot symptoms (2148 causes), Paralysis symptoms (469 causes), Leg symptoms (2572 causes), Limb symptoms (3357 causes), Muscle symptoms (6876 causes), Nerve symptoms (8848 causes), Neurological symptoms (9194 causes), Movement symptoms (6004 causes), Brain symptoms (2165 causes), Head symptoms (9526 causes), Arm symptoms (1525 causes), Lower leg symptoms (25 causes)
Symptoms related to Foot paralysis:
Paralysis (469 causes), Foot weakness (31 causes), Foot pain (61 causes), Ankle pain (16 causes), Diabetes (148 causes), Peripheral artery disease, Peripheral neuropathy (83 causes), Peripheral nerve trauma, Peripheral nerve compression, Cerebrovascular accident, Impingement syndrome, Sciatica (2 causes), Spinal tumour
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