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[Femoral neuropathy, diabetes mellitus, reduced glucose tolerance. Possible correlations]
L G Lazzarino1, A Nicolai, D Toppari
1Divisione di Neurologia, Presidio Ospedaliero, Gorizia.
Rivista Di Neurologia
|July 1, 1991
Abstract:
44 cases are reported of definite femoral mononeuropathy, by clinical and neurophysiological criteria. In 11 patients there was diabetes mellitus, in 10 compressions, in 23 no determined etiology was identified. Among these 23 patients, 15 showed glucose intolerance. The value of diabetes mellitus and the glucose intolerance in the etiology of femoral mononeuropathy is discussed.