Clinical findings, electroneuromyography and MRI in trauma of the brachial plexus;Aspects cliniques, électroneuromyographiques et IRM des traumatismes du plexus brachial

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 236-242

  Vargas, M I ^a   Beaulieu, J ^a   Magistris, M R ^a   Della Santa, D ^a   Delavelle, J ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

dema; Avulsion injury; Brachial plexus; Demyelination; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; SURGEON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADICULOPATHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34848905104     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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