Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve entrapment or meralgia paresthetica is a tingling numbness and burning pain of the lateral thigh that is caused by entrapment of the sensory nerve of the lateral aspect ...

It’s hard to imagine suddenly losing sensation or muscle function or having extreme nerve pain occur without reason. Unfortunately, some nerve injuries or nerve abnormalities can happen without ...

Two main nerves – the femoral nerve at the front of the femur and the sciatic nerve at the back – help with movement and provide sensation in the hip, legs, ankles and feet. A smaller nerve, known as ...

Background To define the sites where the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) is more easily visualized and to describe the anatomical variations of the LFCN. Methods A total of 240 LFCNs in 120 ...

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) diagnoses are frequently missed or delayed and standard treatments -- intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), steroids, and plasma exchange -- are ...

A novel penile reinnervation technique using sural nerve grafts to bridge the femoral nerve and the dorsal penile nerve and corpus cavernosum has been described in BJU International. Researchers in ...

This study met the guidelines set by the ethics committee of the Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital (Shanghai, China). All subjects were selected randomly and gave informed written consent for their ...