Pectoral nerve conduction studies: Technique in healthy subjects and evaluation of brachial plexopathy

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1702-1705

  Lo, Yew Long ^a   Prakash, Kumar M ^a   Leoh, Teng Hee ^a   Tan, Yam Eng ^a   Dan, Yan Fang ^a   Ratnagopal, Pavanni ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Brachial plexopathy; Brachial plexus; Nerve conduction; Pectoral nerves; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PECTORAL NERVE; SPINAL ROOT; STANDARD;

ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC NERVES;

EID: 23644445226     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.03.016     Document Type: Article

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