Cervical radiculopathy or Parsonage-Turner syndrome: Differential diagnosis of a patient with neck and upper extremity symptoms

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 659-664

  Mamula, Christopher J ^a,c   Erhard, Richard E ^b   Piva, Sara R ^b  

^a Western PA Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Neck; Nerve; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXERCISE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; NECK PAIN; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEURALGIC AMYOTROPHY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; SYNDROME DELINEATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26944502306     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2005.35.10.659     Document Type: Article

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