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  2. Meralgia paraesthetica - Wikipedia

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    Meralgia paresthetica or meralgia paraesthetica is pain or abnormal sensations in the outer thigh not caused by injury to the thigh, but by injury to a nerve which provides sensation to the lateral thigh. Meralgia paresthetica is a specific instance of nerve entrapment. [5] The nerve involved is the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN).

  3. Lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh - Wikipedia

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    This causes meralgia paraesthetica (Bernhardt-Roth syndrome). [2] [5] This may be diagnosed with ultrasound, which changes the morphology of the nerve. [1] Changes can include general enlargement, [1] and a hypoechoic appearance. [3]

  4. Neurectomy - Wikipedia

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    Lateral femoral cutaneous neuralgia, often known as Meralgia Paresthetica, involves neuropathic pain on the outer thigh. The use of a nerve decompression or neurectomy to treat nerve pain along the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is a firmly established surgical treatment.

  5. Nerve compression syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Tight fitting handcuffs can compress the superficial branch of the radial nerve, known by several names such as Cheiralgia paresthetica, Wartenberg's syndrome, and handcuff neuropathy. [21] The use of a thick wallet in the rear pocket can compress the sciatic nerve when sitting. [22] Nerve compression can be secondary to other medical conditions.

  6. Robert Lustig - Wikipedia

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    Robert H. Lustig (born 1957) is an American pediatric endocrinologist.He is professor emeritus of pediatrics in the division of endocrinology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where he specialized in neuroendocrinology and childhood obesity.

  7. Nerve decompression - Wikipedia

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    lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) decompression for meralgia paresthetica [17] sacral plexus decompression for intrapelvic nerve entrapments [ 18 ] brachial plexus decompression, scalenectomy, first rib resection, and clavicle resection for thoracic outlet syndrome [ 19 ]

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