@article{ref1,
title="Bilateral femoral neuropathy after massive toxic ingestion in a suicide attempt",
journal="Neurologist",
year="2012",
author="Mathis, Stéphane and du Boisguéheneuc, Foucaud and Godenèche, Gaëlle and Ansquer, Solène and Neau, Jean-Philippe",
volume="18",
number="2",
pages="70-72",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1074-7931",
doi="10.1097/NRL.0b013e318247b9bf",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NRL.0b013e318247b9bf"
}