diabetic amyotrophy

diabetic amyotrophy
an acute mononeuropathy of the femoral nerve, usually of microvascular origin, associated with chronic poor diabetic control. Symptoms are thigh pain and progressive weakness of knee extension. Examination reveals wasting of the quadriceps muscle group and loss of the knee jerk. It may affect both legs and recovery is usually slow. Treatment is with physiotherapy and improved control of the diabetes; the condition never seems to recur in the same leg. The main differential diagnosis is of compression of the nerve roots in the spinal canal.

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lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy associated with uncontrolled diabetes; called also Bruns-Garland syndrome.

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