Efficacy of a neurophysiological exam in patients with a secondary lymphedema due to breast cancer associated with neurological symptoms;Resultats d'une consultation neurophysiologique chez des patientes atteintes d'un lymph(edeme secondaire du membre superieur apres cancer du sein et presentant des troubles neurologiques

Journal des Maladies Vasculaires

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 294-299

  Seror, P ^a   Alliot, F ^b   Cluzan, R V ^b   Pascot, M ^b  

^a Laboratoire d'Electromyographie   (France)

^b Hopital de la Fondation Cognacq Jay   (France)

Author keywords

Brachial plexopathy; Brachial plexus; Breast cancer; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Cervical root disease; Electrodiagnosis; Lymphedema; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BREAST CANCER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ARM; BREAST TUMOR; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY;

ARM; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 0032699188     PISSN: 03980499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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