PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - L Padua
AU  - E D’Aloya
AU  - M LoMonaco
AU  - R Padua
AU  - B Gregori
AU  - P Tonali
TI  - Mononeuropathy of a distal branch of the femoral nerve in a body building champion
AID  - 10.1136/jnnp.63.5.669
DP  - 1997 Nov 01
TA  - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
PG  - 669--671
VI  - 63
IP  - 5
4099  - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/63/5/669.short
4100  - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/63/5/669.full
SO  - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry1997 Nov 01; 63
AB  - A unique case of a body building champion with localised atrophy of the distal portion of the vastus lateralis muscle is reported; neurophysiological evaluation suggests a selective lesion of a distal branch of the vastus lateralis nerve (a motor branch of the femoral nerve). A necroscopic study in four cases was performed to better clarify the site and mechanism of nerve lesion. The data suggest that stretching and compression of the nerve has probably occurred during strenous exercise.