Unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis following thoracic outlet surgery: A case report

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 375-378

  Kothari, Milind J ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; DYSPNEA; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND DISEASE; HEMIDIAPHRAGM; HUMAN; LIMB PAIN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NERVE INJURY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARESTHESIA; PHRENIC NERVE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; THENAR; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX SURGERY; ULNAR NERVE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHRENIC NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS; THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME;

EID: 4544266876     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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