Diseases

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.

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Abstract

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.

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19 entry terms
  • Femoral Mononeuropathy
  • Femoral Nerve Diseases
  • Mononeuropathy, Femoral
  • Neuropathy, Femoral
  • Femoral Mononeuropathies
  • Femoral Nerve Disease
  • Femoral Neuropathies
  • Nerve Disease, Femoral
  • Nerve Diseases, Femoral
  • Bernhardt-Roth Syndrome
  • Femoral Nerve Dysfunction
  • Femoral Neuritis
  • Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment
  • Meralgia Paresthetica
  • Bernhardt Roth Syndrome
  • Femoral Nerve Dysfunctions
  • Femoral Neuritides
  • Nerve Dysfunction, Femoral
  • Neuritis, Femoral

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2000; for MERALGIA PARESTHETICA use NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES 2010-2018

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Previous Indexing

  • Femoral Nerve (1966-1999)
  • Neuritis (1966-1999)
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases (1966-1999)

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  1. C10w.668w.829w.500w.200

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Femoral Neuropathy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020428. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020428
  2. Femoral Neuropathy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18556225