- Ankle inversion is weak in L5 radiculopathy but spared in a common peroneal neuropathy.
- Patients with anorexia nervosa are at risk for compressive neuropathy.
- Consider screening for causes of a noncompressive peroneal neuropathy including diabetes, thyroid dysfunction, vitamin B12 deficiency, alcohol abuse and systemic lupus erythematosus.
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