Painful legs moving toes (PLMT)
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Painful legs moving toes (PLMT). Idiopathic, Peripheral neuropathy (PN), Radiculopathies e.g. Herpes zoster. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Causes
- Idiopathic
- Peripheral neuropathy (PN)
- Radiculopathies e.g. Herpes zoster
- Myelitis
- Cauda equina lesions
- Nerve root lesions
- Neuroleptics
- Chemotherapy
- Wilson's disease
- Systemic diseases e.g. HIV
- Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)
Types
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Clinical features
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Variants
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Drug treatments
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Non-drug treatments
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References
- Liu R, Moizuddin M, Hung S. Painful legs and moving toes-case report and review of the literature. BJMP 2011; 4:a431.
- Renard D, Taieb G, Castelnovo G, Labauge P. Teaching Video Neuroimages: Painful legs, moving toes associated with partial transverse myelitis. Neurology 2010; 75:e74.
- Madokoro Y, Mizuno M, Kawashima S, Okita K, Matsukawa N. Painful legs and moving toes syndrome associated with dementia with Lewy bodies responsive to rotigotine-induced analgesia. Neurol Sci 2022; 43:6569-6570.
- Schoenen J, Gonce M, Delwaide PJ. Painful legs and moving toes: a syndrome with different physiopathologic mechanisms. Neurology (Cleveland) 1984; 34:1108-1112.
- Miyakawa T, Yoshimoto M, Takebayashi T, Yamashita T. Case Reports: Painful limbs/moving extremities: report of two cases. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2010; 468:3419-3425.
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