Citation

Mathis S, du Boisguéheneuc F, Godenèche G, Ansquer S, Neau JP. Neurologist 2012; 18(2): 70-72.

Affiliation

Department of Neurology, CHU Poitiers, University of Poitiers, Poitiers, France.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/NRL.0b013e318247b9bf

PMID

22367832

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: : Bilateral femoral nerve injury can occur after various surgical and nonsurgical processes, but has rarely been reported. CASE REPORT: : We describe a case of bilateral femoral neuropathy after a suicide attempt in a 41-year-old woman. We suggest a stretch mechanism to explain this observation. We also discuss the other causes of bilateral nerve palsy, usually secondary to a compressive injury, with a review of the medical literature. CONCLUSIONS: : The patient reported is the first in the literature to have suffered from bilateral femoral nerve palsy after a suicide attempt. Half of the reported cases are secondary to a surgical process (particularly abdominopelvic surgery). If a compressive origin is most frequent, a stretch mechanism may at times explain a bilateral femoral neuropathy.

Language: en