Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D020428
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D020428
Preferred Name

Femoral Neuropathy

Definitions
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.
Synonyms
Neuropathy, Femoral
Femoral Nerve Dysfunctions
Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment
Femoral Nerve Disease
Meralgia Paresthetica
Mononeuropathy, Femoral
Neuritis, Femoral
Bernhardt-Roth Syndrome
Bernhardt Roth Syndrome
Femoral Mononeuropathy
Nerve Diseases, Femoral
Femoral Nerve Diseases
Femoral Neuritis
Femoral Neuritides
Femoral Neuropathies
Femoral Mononeuropathies
Nerve Dysfunction, Femoral
Femoral Nerve Dysfunction
Nerve Disease, Femoral
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