Open AccessIs triamcinolone an easy and efficient way to treat meralgia paresthetica? A cohort study
Author(s) -
Arunmozhimaran Elavarasi,
Vinay Goyal,
Mamta Bhushan Singh,
M V Padma Srivastava
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/aian.aian_432_18
Subject(s) - medicine , triamcinolone acetonide , refractory (planetary science) , mononeuropathy , gabapentin , pregabalin , anesthesia , surgery , retrospective cohort study , randomized controlled trial , amitriptyline , diabetes mellitus , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , endocrinology , astrobiology , peripheral neuropathy
Meralgia paresthetica (MP) is a painful mononeuropathy of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. It is usually idiopathic and can be treated with drugs used for neuropathic pain such as pregabalin, gabapentin, and amitriptyline.