Non-traumatic brachial plexopathies, clinical, radiological and neurophysiological findings from a tertiary centre

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 109, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 661-666

  Mullins, G M ^a   O'Sullivan, S S ^a   Neligan, A ^a   Daly, S ^a   Galvin, R J ^a   Sweeney, B J ^a   McNamara, B ^a  

^a Department of Medicine National University of Ireland Cork   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; MRI; Neuralgic amyotrophy; Neurophysiology; Non trauma; Plexopathy; Radiation plexopathy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTRONEUROLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NEOPLASM; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSTETRICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; IRELAND; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 34547845204     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2007.05.010     Document Type: Article

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