title: Meralgia paresthetica after strenuous exercise.
abstract: We present three patients with signs and symptoms of meralgia paresthetica (MP) after long-distance walking and cycling. No other possible causes of MP, such as trauma or exogenous compression, were present. A neuropathy of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve was confirmed in all patients with somatosensory evoked potentials. We propose that conduction block due to local ischemia during repetitive muscle stretching was the probable cause for the neuropathy.
authors.affiliation: Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University Medical Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Kuan H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kho
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Blijham
authors.forename: Machiel J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Zwarts
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004568:Electrodiagnosis; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory / Q000502:physiology; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008160:Lumbosacral Plexus / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000294:innervation; D013848:Thigh / Q000294:innervation