Clinical neurophysiology in the diagnosis of peroneal nerve palsy

Keio Journal of Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 84-89

  Masakado, Yoshihisa ^a   Kawakami, Michiyuki ^a   Suzuki, Kanjiro ^a   Abe, Leon ^a   Ota, Tetsuo ^a   Kimura, Akio ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Motor conduction study; Needle EMG; Neurophysiological evaluation; Peroneal neuropathy; Sensory conduction study

Indexed keywords

DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM BREVIS; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERONEUS NERVE; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCIATIC NERVE; SENSORY EVALUATION;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PERONEAL NEUROPATHIES; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 47249135508     PISSN: 00229717     EISSN: 18801293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2302/kjm.57.84     Document Type: Review

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