Türk Nöroşirürji Dergisi 2001 , Vol 11 , Num 3
MERALGIA PARESTHETICA MIMICKING LUMBAR RADICULOPATHY: A REPORT OF THREE CASES
Konuralp İLBAY, Çetin EVLİYAOĞLU, Savaş CEYLAN
Kocaeli Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Nöroşirürji Anabilim Dalı, Derince- KOCAELİ We describe three patients with meralgia paresthetica who were given the misdiagnosis of lumbar radiculopathy. In patients with the clinical diagnosis of upper lumbar radiculopathy without motor and reflex deficits, the diagnosis of meralgia paresthetica should be considered. Anahtar Kelimeler : Lumbar radiculopathy, Meralgia paresthetica