20.500.12556/DiRROS-24590 Electrodiagnostic evaluation of meralgia paresthetica Background: We aimed to determine the utility of different electrodiagnostic (EDx) methods in diagnosing meralgia paresthetica (MP). Methods: Twenty-nine MP patients and 26 controls were included. Sensory nerve action potential (SNAP) and somatosensory evoked potential (SEP) of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) and tibial SEPs were measured bilaterally. Results: At least one LFCN SNAP was unobtainable in 18 patients (62%) and two controls (8%). In all remaining 11 patients, SNAPs were abnormal at least unilaterally. By contrast, LFCN SEPs were recorded bilaterally in all subjects and were abnormal in 16 patients (sensitivity 48%). Patients’ tibial SEP latency was significantly larger than that of controls (p < 0.001). Conclusions: LFCN NCSs are superior to SEP in the evaluation of MP. However, SEP studies may be useful in old (>60 years) and obese subjects with unobtainable LFCN SNAP. Longer tibial SEP points to subclinical neuropathy in MP patients predisposed to LFCN entrapment. meralgia paresthetica electrodiagnostics lateral femoral cutaneous nerve nerve conduction study somatosensory evoked potentials true false true Angleški jezik Ni določen Neznano 2025-12-08 13:48:59 2025-12-08 13:49:00 2025-12-09 03:44:02 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 Nasl. z nasl. zaslona; Opis vira z dne 26. 9. 2025; str. 1-10 issue 3, [article no.] 58 Vol. 6 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno apc 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 616.8 2673-4087 10.3390/neurosci6030058 250531843 RAZ_Avsenik_Jernej_2025.pdf RAZ_Avsenik_Jernej_2025.pdf 1 B4535583FF4F0A961A7D191A3260B9D9 121c13fe3722e68e5ede8044abcb6da642e7f276d91413f74a90a61fbc1c551f 5df23dba-d434-11f0-94a7-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=36688 https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4087/6/3/58 0 67e6e567-d434-11f0-94a7-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=36689 Univerzitetni klinični center Ljubljana 0 0 0