Predicting recovery after fibular nerve injury: which electrodiagnostic features are most useful?

Objective: Although it is important to have strong predictors of outcome in peripheral mononeuropathies so that appropriate management can be instituted early, little is known about the prognostic value of electrodiagnostic results for these lesions. Our objective in this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of electrodiagnostic studies in fibular neuropathy.

Design: In this retrospective study, 39 of 138 subjects with fibular neuropathy met the inclusion criteria.

Military implications of atropine hypersensitivity.

Atropine hypersensitivity is a rarely reported condition. However, in the military environment, such reactions are of significant concern given the threat of chemical warfare and the use of atropine as a nerve agent antidote. Upon deployment to regions where chemical attacks are a threat, each service member is issued three 2-mg intramuscular autoinjectors of atropine for self-treatment.