Open AccessRole of pain-related evoked potential in the diagnosis of meralgia paresthetica
Author(s) -
Atif Shaikh,
Monika Das,
Anupama Roy,
Bini Baby,
Dolcy Dhar,
Jebalin Abigayil,
Vitty Susan Varghese,
Vivek Mathew,
Sanjith Aaron,
Ajith Sivadasan,
Paul Premkumar,
Tharan Suresh,
Appaswamy Thirumal Prabhakar
Publication year - 2021
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_441_20
Subject(s) - medicine , anterior superior iliac spine , thigh , electrophysiology , femoral nerve , evoked potential , entrapment neuropathy , surgery , anesthesia , audiology , carpal tunnel syndrome
Entrapment of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) of thigh results in meralgia paresthetica (MP). Standard electrophysiological tests for MP are technically demanding and unreliable. We aimed to study the role of pain-related evoked potentials (PREP) in the diagnosis of MP.