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  • Title: Spinal cord stimulation to treat meralgia paresthetica. Is it feasible? A case report.
    Author: Rascón-Ramírez FJ, Ferrández-Pujante B, Arévalo-Saénz A, Vargas-Jiménez AC.
    Journal: Neurocirugia (Astur : Engl Ed); 2022; 33(6):394-397. PubMed ID: 35248503.
    Abstract:
    Meralgia paresthetica is a neurological disorder caused by a neuropathy of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. Its aetiology can be spontaneous or iatrogenic. It is characterized by pain, paresthesia, and numbness in the anterolateral aspect of the thigh. Diagnosis is based on clinical examination, although image and neurophysiological tests can be useful as well. Despite conservative measures use to be effective in most of patients, refractory cases can benefit from alternative treatments. Available surgical procedures are: nerve decompression (neurolysis) or section (neurectomy) and radiofrequency ablation. We present a case of refractory meralgia paresthetica where spinal cord stimulation was used as a possible effective technique in pain relief and to avoid the neurectomy of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve.
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