Traumatic peripheral nerve injuries: Demographic and electrophysiologic findings of 802 patients from a developing country

Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 97-103

  Uzun, Nurten ^a   Tanriverdi, Taner ^a,b   Savrun, Feray Karaali ^a   Kiziltan, Meral Erdemir ^a   Sahin, Rahsan ^a   Hanimoglu, Hakan ^a   Hanci, Murat ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Peripheral nerve injury; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EARTHQUAKE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEWBORN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 33749451874     PISSN: 15220443     EISSN: 15371611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.cnd.0000203641.38887.63     Document Type: Review

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