"Femoral Neuropathy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Disease involving the femoral nerve. The femoral nerve may be injured by ISCHEMIA (e.g., in association with DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES), nerve compression, trauma, COLLAGEN DISEASES, and other disease processes. Clinical features include MUSCLE WEAKNESS or PARALYSIS of hip flexion and knee extension, ATROPHY of the QUADRICEPS MUSCLE, reduced or absent patellar reflex, and impaired sensation over the anterior and medial thigh.
| Descriptor ID |
D020428
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.668.829.500.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Femoral Neuropathy- Femoral Neuropathy
- Femoral Neuropathies
- Neuropathies, Femoral
- Neuropathy, Femoral
- Mononeuropathy, Femoral
- Femoral Mononeuropathy
- Femoral Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathies, Femoral
- Femoral Nerve Diseases
- Femoral Nerve Disease
- Nerve Disease, Femoral
- Nerve Diseases, Femoral
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Femoral Neuropathy" by people in Profiles.
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Lateral femoral cutaneous neuropathy caused by prone positioning to treat COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome. Muscle Nerve. 2021 06; 63(6):E50-E52.
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[Meralgia paresthetica after prolonged prone position at the intensive care unit among COVID-19 patients. A case report]. Lakartidningen. 2021 02 03; 118.
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Meralgia paraesthetica in intensive care unit survivors of COVID-19. Anaesthesia. 2021 05; 76(5):712-713.
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Lessons from an ICU recovery clinic: two cases of meralgia paresthetica after prone positioning to treat COVID-19-associated ARDS and modification of unit practices. Crit Care. 2020 09 27; 24(1):580.
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The surgical anatomy of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve in the inguinal region: a meta-analysis. Hernia. 2016 10; 20(5):649-57.
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Meralgia Paresthetica. Pain Pract. 2011 May-Jun; 11(3):302-8.