Effect of thigh flexion on somatosensory evoked potentials in meralgia paresthetica

Sener H. Ö., Ulkatan S., Selcuki D.

ACTA NEUROLOGICA BELGICA, cilt.99, sa.3, ss.194-197, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 99 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 1999
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA NEUROLOGICA BELGICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.194-197
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: meralgia paresthetica, lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, somatosensory evoked potential study, thigh position, diagnosis
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Standing with the thigh extended or lying still provokes and stepping or sitting relieves the symptoms in some patients with meralgia paresthetica. We performed this study to confirm this clinical feature with electrophysiological measures. Twenty-one symptomatic and 17 asymptomatic legs of 19 patients were evaluated by somatosensory evoked potential studies in both extended and flexed thigh positions. In the symptomatic group, thigh flexion significantly reduced the cortical latency. This finding is parallel with the relief of the symptoms.