Ulnar neuropathy in the forearm: A possible complication of diabetes mellitus

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 40-45

  Acosta, Juan A ^a   Hoffman, Stuart N ^a   Raynor, Elizabeth M ^a   Nardin, Rachel A ^a   Rutkove, Seward B ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Compression neuropathy; Conduction block; Cubical tunnel; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic neuropathy; Humero ulnar arcade; Ulnar nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DEMYELINATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FOREARM; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE COMPRESSION; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULNAR NERVE;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; FOREARM; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; ULNAR NERVE; ULNAR NEUROPATHIES;

EID: 0038460819     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.10387     Document Type: Article

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