M eralgia paresthetica is a mononeuropathy involving the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve
(LFCN), a purely sensory nerve that innervates the lateral part of the thigh. The first …

D r. Arthur S. Rotenberg has reported a case of bilateral meralgia pares-thetica (sensory
symptoms and signs in the distribution of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve [LFCN]) and …

Idiopathic meralgia paresthetica was treated surgically in 14 men and 11 women, the latter
group were a decade older on average. Treatment was unsatisfactory if symptoms had been …

Meralgia paresthetica is an uncommon entrapment neuropathy involving the lateral femoral
cutaneous nerve of the thigh. Symptoms include numbness, tingling and pain in the …

Ask any medical student to define meralgia paresthetica and you are likely to get a blank
stare. This somewhat obscure and quite exotic-sounding ailment seems to be a favorite …

A series of 74 cases of meralgia paresthetica is presented. All patients were satisfactorily
treated with nonsurgical modalities. A brief review of the etiological factors involved supports …

Meralgia paresthetica, a neuritis of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, appears to be
usually a nerve entrapment syndrome but may also arise from other nerve insults or …

Meralgia paresthetica is a syndrome consisting of numbness, pain, tingling, burning and/or a
variety of other paresthesias in the distribution of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve of the …

We report the results of clinical and electrophysiological examinations in 131 cases of
meralgia paresthetica (MP) among 120 unselected patients, 69 men and 51 women, aged …

T HE syndrome of burning, tingling numb sensation in the anterolateral area of the thigh,
with variable reduction of sensation in the distribution of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve …