Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve conduction v somatosensory evoked potentials for electrodiagnosis of meralgia paresthetica

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 313-316

  Seror, P ^a  

^a Laboratoire d'Electromyographie   (France)

Author keywords

Entrapment Neuropathy; Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve; Meralgia Paresthetica; Sensory Nerve Conduction; Somatosensory Evoked Potential

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC POTENTIALS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL NEURAL STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR REHABILITATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING;

ENTRAPMENT NEUROPATHY; LATERAL FEMORAL CUTANEOUS NERVE CONDUCTION; MERALGIA PARESTHETICA; SERIOUS NERVE DAMAGE; SOMATOSENSORY EVOKED POTENTIALS;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MERALGIA PARESTHETICA; NERVE CONDUCTION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SKIN NERVE;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0032780251     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-199907000-00004     Document Type: Article

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