Electrophysiological Features in the Management of Meralgia Paraesthetica

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 530-532

  Lo, Y L ^b   Pavanni, R ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antidromic sensory conductions; Diagnostic; Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve; Prognostic; Symptomatic improvement

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE CONDUCTION; PARESTHESIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; THIGH; TIME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PARESTHESIA; THIGH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032112937     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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