Isolated sensory manifestations in neuralgic amyotrophy: Report of eight cases

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 134-138

  Seror, P ^a  

^a Laboratoire d'Electromyographie   (France)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve; Mononeuropathy; Neuralgic amyotrophy; Sensory mononeuropathy; Sensory nerve action potential; Sensory nerve conduction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MONONEUROPATHY MULTIPLEX; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NERVE FIBER; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN NERVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGED; ARM; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEURITIS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCULOCUTANEOUS NERVE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PERIPHERAL NERVES; REACTION TIME; SENSATION DISORDERS;

EID: 0346731208     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.10509     Document Type: Article

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