Clinical features of central isolated unilateral foot drop: A case report and review of the literature.

Background: Intracranial cause of isolated unilateral foot drop is very rare. There may be a delay in the diagnosis of the cause of central foot drop or patients with such lesions might be misdiagnosed and subjected to unnecessary interventions. One of the reasons for the diagnostic uncertainty might be the absence of upper motor neuron (UMN) signs in the initial examination of such patients.

Attitudes to the use of prophylaxis for thrombo-embolism in neurosurgical patients.

Neurosurgical patients are at significant risk of thromboembolic complications. A survey of 58 consultant neurosurgeons in United Kingdom confirmed that 84.5% regularly used some form of prophylaxis.