Ultrasonography in ulnar neuropathy at the elbow: Relationships to clinical and electrophysiological findings

Neurophysiologie Clinique

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 217-226

  Mondelli, M ^a   Filippou, G ^b   Frediani, B ^b   Aretini, A ^a  

^a Local Health Unit No 7   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cross sectional area; Cubital tunnel syndrome; Ulnar nerve; Ulnar neuropathy at the elbow; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELBOW; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; ULNAR NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ULNAR NEUROPATHIES;

EID: 50949090188     PISSN: 09877053     EISSN: 17697131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neucli.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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