Differential Diagnosis for Equinus Posture/Ankles

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Clubfoot with heel pointing inward, so angle is bowed at the ankle proper. Talipes means clubfoot deformity and varus or valgus modifier refers to the angle of the heel itself. Cavus and cavo- refer to the arch of the foot and equinus refers to the tip-toe position. The word calcaneus as modifier indicates severe dorsiflexion of the foot. CRM 2008

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35 possible diagnoses found.

Trauma Causes
- Spinal cord injury
- Spinal cord transection/traumatic

Electromagnetic, Physics, trauma, Radiation Causes
- Encephalopathy/postanoxic

Infectious Disorders (Specific Agent)
- Parkinsonism, postencephalitis type
- Tropical spastic paraparesis

Neoplastic Disorders
- Glioblastoma multiforme

Allergic, Collagen, Auto-Immune Disorders
- Multiple Sclerosis

Metabolic, Storage Disorders

Congenital, Developmental Disorders
- Cerebral palsy

Hereditary, Familial, Genetic Disorders

Anatomic, Foreign Body, Structural Disorders
- Spinal cord compression, chronic

Arteriosclerotic, Vascular, Venous Disorders
- Cerebral vascular accident

Reference to Organ System
- Basal ganglion lesion/disorder
- Combined system disease/pernicious an.

Pathophysiologic
- Upper motor neuron disorder
- Corticospinal tract lesion/pathology

Heirarchical Major Groups
- Pyramidal tract disorders
- Demyelinating disease

Poisoning (Specific Agent)
- Mercury/organic/methyl (Minamata) pois.

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