Abstract
29 cases of femoral mononeuropathy are reported. While the clinical features of the femoral neuropathy are easily identified, the etiology is often hard to establish. The cases reported tend to fall into three general categories: 1) cases without major diagnostic difficulties (e.g. diabetic neuropathy); 2) those in which the definite diagnosis results from combined evidence of laboratory and instrumental data (degenerative changes in the lumbar spine, compressions, entrapments, etc.); 3) those in which the negative result of the investigations prevents a positive diagnosis and hence a presumptive etiology (spondylosis, inflammatory process, ischemia of the nerve) may be formulated. Attention is drawn to the favorable course of the condition in the patients of this group.
Sommario
Vengono riportati 29 casi di mononeuropatia femorale. Mentre sul piano semeiologico l'identificazione di una neuropatia femorale risulta agevole, può essere problematico definirne l'eziologia. I casi riportati possono essere inclusi in tre categorie: 1) neuropatie che non presentano particolari difficoltà diagnostiche (es. diabetiche); 2) casi nei quali la diagnosi eziologica scaturisce dall'integrazione di dati clinici e strumentali (es. modificazioni degenerative del rachide lombare, intrappolamenti, etc.); 3) casi nei quali, dato l'esito negativo delle indagini, la diagnosi resta confinata all'ambito delle ipotesi (modificazioni degenerative del rachide lombare, processi infiammatori, ischemia del nervo). Viene segnalato il decorso favorevole dei casi inclusi in quest'ultimo gruppo.
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Compagnoni, L., Lanzetti, A., Laterza, A. et al. Problems of etiology in femoral neuropathies. Ital J Neuro Sci 6, 37–41 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02229215
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