Femoral Neuropathy
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.
Year introduced: 2000
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Tree Number(s): C10.668.829.500.200
MeSH Unique ID: D020428
Entry Terms:
- Femoral Neuropathies
- Femoral Mononeuropathy
- Femoral Mononeuropathies
- Femoral Nerve Diseases
- Femoral Nerve Disease
- Nerve Disease, Femoral
- Nerve Diseases, Femoral
- Mononeuropathy, Femoral
- Neuropathy, Femoral
- Femoral Neuritis
- Femoral Neuritides
- Neuritis, Femoral
- Meralgia Paresthetica
- Bernhardt-Roth Syndrome
- Bernhardt Roth Syndrome
- Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment
- Femoral Nerve Dysfunction
- Femoral Nerve Dysfunctions
- Nerve Dysfunction, Femoral
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