Which motor nerve conduction study is best in ulnar neuropathy at the elbow?

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 585-590

  Shakir, Ali ^a   Micklesen, Paula J ^a   Robinson, Lawrence R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conduction velocity; Elbow; Electromyography; Ulnar neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELBOW; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPATHY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; ULNAR NERVE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AXONS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELBOW; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; ULNAR NEUROPATHIES;

EID: 1842529573     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.10513     Document Type: Article

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