Magnetic resonance imaging of obstetrical brachial plexus injuries

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 720-725

  Abbott, Rick ^a   Abbott, Matthew ^a   Alzate, Juan ^a   Lefton, Daniel ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Erb's palsy; Obstetrical brachial plexus palsy

Indexed keywords

BIRTH INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOCELE; NERVE SURGERY; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; NEUROLYSIS; NEUROMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCAR; SHOULDER DISLOCATION;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 5744251074     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-004-1003-6     Document Type: Review

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