- Meralgia paresthetica - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Meralgia paresthetica is a condition that causes tingling, numbness and burning pain in the outer part of the thigh The condition is caused by compression of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, which supplies feeling to the upper leg
- Meralgia Paresthetica: Causes, Symptoms Treatment
“Meralgia” means “pain in the thigh,” and “paresthetica” means “burning pain, tingling or itch ” While the condition can be bothersome, it’s not life-threatening or dangerous to your health
- Meralgia paraesthetica - Wikipedia
Meralgia paresthetica or meralgia paraesthetica is pain or abnormal sensations in the outer thigh not caused by injury to the thigh, but by injury to a nerve which provides sensation to the lateral thigh
- Burning Thigh Pain (Meralgia Paresthetica) - OrthoInfo - AAOS
If you have a painful, burning sensation on the outer side of your thigh, it may mean that one of the large sensory nerves to your legs—the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN)—is being compressed This condition is known as meralgia paresthetica
- Meralgia Paraesthetica - Physiopedia
Meralgia Paraesthetica (MP), also known as Bernhardt-Roth or LFCN (lateral femoral cutaneous nerve) neuralgia, comes from the Greek term meros (thigh) and algos (pain) meaning thigh pain
- Meralgia Paraesthetica: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment - Patient
Meralgia paraesthetica is a nerve (neurological) condition that causes an area of skin over the upper outer thigh to become painful, numb or tingly Meralgia paraesthetica is known as a nerve entrapment syndrome This means it is a collection of symptoms caused by a trapped or compressed nerve
- Meralgia paresthetica (lateral femoral cutaneous nerve entrapment)
The causes, presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of meralgia paresthetica are reviewed here Other mononeuropathies of the lower extremities are reviewed separately
- Meralgia Paresthetica: Relevance, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Pain and sensory disturbance in the distribution of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve in the ventrolateral portion of the thigh is called meralgia paresthetica (MP)
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