Twitch-obtaining intramuscular stimulation (TOIMS) in acute partial radial nerve palsy

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 221-226

  Chu, Jennifer ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute partial neuropraxia; Electrodiagnosis; Twitch obtaining intramuscular stimulation (TOIMS)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TWITCH; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE INJURY; NERVE PARALYSIS; SENSORY NERVE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPESTHESIA; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MOTOR ENDPLATE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RADIAL NERVE; RECEPTORS, SENSORY;

EID: 0033003984     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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