Intraoperative nerve action and compound motor action potential recordings in patients with obstetric brachial plexus lesions

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 946-954

  Pondaag, Willem ^a   Van Der Veken, Lieven P A J ^a   Van Someren, Paul J ^a   Van Dijk, J Gert ^a   Malessy, Martijn J A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus neuropathy; Intraoperative monitoring; Obstetric paralysis; Peripheral nerve surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ACTION POTENTIAL; AGING; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGING; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PARALYSIS, OBSTETRIC; PERIPHERAL NERVES;

EID: 58149159419     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS/2008/109/11/0946     Document Type: Article

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