Concept information
Preferred term
Femoral Neuropathy
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Femoral Mononeuropathies
- Femoral Mononeuropathy
- Femoral Nerve Disease
- Femoral Nerve Diseases
- Mononeuropathy, Femoral
- Nerve Disease, Femoral
- Nerve Diseases, Femoral
- Neuropathy, Femoral
Scope note
- 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.
History note
- 2000; for MERALGIA PARESTHETICA use NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES 2010-2018
In other languages
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Finnish
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femoralis-hermon neuropatia
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morbositas nervi femoralis
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n. femoraliksen neuropatia
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nervus femoraliksen neuropatia
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nervus femoralis-lesion
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neuropatia, reisihermon
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reisihermon sairaus
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D020428
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