RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Cortical foot JF Practical Neurology JO Pract Neurol FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd SP 73 OP 74 DO 10.1136/practneurol-2020-002544 VO 21 IS 1 A1 Robin Fox A1 Laszlo Sztriha YR 2021 UL http://pn.bmj.com/content/21/1/73.abstract AB An 83-year-old woman presented with an acute onset of foot drop. Whilst the pattern of weakness initially appeared to be most likely due to a peripheral cause, an MR scan of the brain showed a small cortical stroke. This rare phenomenon appears similar to the more widely described ‘cortical hand’.