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1: Schweiz Med Wochenschr. 1984 Oct 20;114(42):1462-4.Links

[Obturator neuralgia (Howship-Romberg phenomenon)]

[Article in German]

Saurenmann P, Brand S.

A 73-year-old patient with obturator neuropathy presenting as disabling thigh pain is described. The clinical diagnosis was verified by electromyography. No indication for surgery could be found. The patient's discomfort was not influenced by common pain-killers, but was relieved by the antipsychotic drug Melleril.

PMID: 6150549 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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