Peroneal neuropathy following successful bariatric surgery. Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 631-635

  Elias, W Jeffrey ^a   Pouratian, Nader ^a   Oskouian, Rod J ^a   Schirmer, Bruce ^a   Burns, Ted ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Foot drop; Peroneal neuropathy; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MORBID OBESITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; PERONEAL NEUROPATHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; EDEMA; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; GASTRIC BYPASS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PERONEAL NEUROPATHIES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION;

EID: 33749533465     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2006.105.4.631     Document Type: Review

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