Value of clinical findings, electrodiagnosis and magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of root lesions in traumatic brachial plexus injuries

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 66-70

  Chanlalit, Cholawish ^a   Vipulakorn, Kittiwan ^a   Jiraruttanapochai, Kitti ^a   Mairiang, Eimorn ^a   Chowcheun, Prathana ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Clinical finding; Electrodiagnosis; MRI; Traumatic brachial plexus injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NERVE ROOT INJURY; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 20444476559     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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