Brachial plexopathies: Etiology, frequency, and electrodiagnostic localization

Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 243-247

  Moghekar, Ajit R ^a   Moghekar, Abhay R ^a   Karli, Necdet ^a   Chaudhry, Vinay ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JHOC 5072A ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomic localization; Brachial plexopathy; Electrodiagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; BRACHIAL NEURITIS; BRACHIAL PLEXOPATHY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CHILD; DEMYELINATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NEURALGIC AMYOTROPHY; NEURITIS; NEWBORN; PHENOTYPE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34748904110     PISSN: 15220443     EISSN: 15371611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CND.0b013e3181450f7a     Document Type: Article

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