Meralgia Paresthetica after Prone Positioning Ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit
Meralgia paresthetica (MP) is a mononeuropathy of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) caused by external compression of the nerve during its course close to the anterior superior iliac spine. We present a case of a patient with acute respiratory distress induced by Legionella pneumonia who wa...
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| description | Meralgia paresthetica (MP) is a mononeuropathy of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) caused by external compression of the nerve during its course close to the anterior superior iliac spine. We present a case of a patient with acute respiratory distress induced by Legionella pneumonia who was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for mechanical ventilation. In the ICU, the patient received one session of prone position ventilation for 8.5 consecutive hours. At evaluation six months later, the patient reported persistent bilateral numbness of the anterolateral thigh, which he complained had begun right after he woke up at the ICU. He was referred for further neurological and neurophysiological examination and was diagnosed with bilateral MP, a condition never previously described as a complication to mechanical ventilation in prone position in the ICU. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e7f259c5fe7e44fea02fbb47ea9df8f82025-02-03T05:51:24ZengWileyCase Reports in Critical Care2090-64202090-64392016-01-01201610.1155/2016/72632017263201Meralgia Paresthetica after Prone Positioning Ventilation in the Intensive Care UnitChristian Svendsen Juhl0Martin Ballegaard1Morten H. Bestle2Peer Tfelt-Hansen3Department of Anesthesiology, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkDepartment of Clinical Neurophysiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkDepartment of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Unit, Nordsjaellands Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hillerød, DenmarkDepartment of Neurology, Nordsjaellands Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hillerød, DenmarkMeralgia paresthetica (MP) is a mononeuropathy of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) caused by external compression of the nerve during its course close to the anterior superior iliac spine. We present a case of a patient with acute respiratory distress induced by Legionella pneumonia who was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for mechanical ventilation. In the ICU, the patient received one session of prone position ventilation for 8.5 consecutive hours. At evaluation six months later, the patient reported persistent bilateral numbness of the anterolateral thigh, which he complained had begun right after he woke up at the ICU. He was referred for further neurological and neurophysiological examination and was diagnosed with bilateral MP, a condition never previously described as a complication to mechanical ventilation in prone position in the ICU.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7263201 |
| spellingShingle | Christian Svendsen Juhl Martin Ballegaard Morten H. Bestle Peer Tfelt-Hansen Meralgia Paresthetica after Prone Positioning Ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit Case Reports in Critical Care |
| title | Meralgia Paresthetica after Prone Positioning Ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit |
| title_full | Meralgia Paresthetica after Prone Positioning Ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit |
| title_fullStr | Meralgia Paresthetica after Prone Positioning Ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit |
| title_full_unstemmed | Meralgia Paresthetica after Prone Positioning Ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit |
| title_short | Meralgia Paresthetica after Prone Positioning Ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit |
| title_sort | meralgia paresthetica after prone positioning ventilation in the intensive care unit |
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