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Patients affected by peripheral nerve entrapment syndromes generally complain of paresthesias, pain, and/or motor weakness in the territory supplied by the involved nerve. Clinical manifestations can be divided into three stages [8]: 1. Stage I: Rest pain and intermittent paresthesias that are worse at night. 2. Stage II: Constant paresthesias and numbness that can occasionally be associated with muscle weakness. 3. Stage III: Constant pain, muscle atrophy, and permanent sensory loss.
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Fernandez, E., Doglietto, F., Lauretti, L., Ciampini, A., Denaro, L. (2008). Peripheral Nerve Entrapment Syndromes of the Lower Extremity. In: Samii's Essentials in Neurosurgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49250-4_29
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