Unobtainable radial nerve F-waves in a case of radial nerve conduction block

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 451-454

  Papathanasiou, E ^a   Kleopa, K A ^a   Pantzaris, M ^a  

^a CYPRUS INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND GENETICS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHY; PAIN; RADIAL NERVE; RADICULOPATHY; WRIST;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RADIAL NERVE; RADIAL NEUROPATHY;

EID: 11044239120     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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