Brachial plexopathies: Classification, causes, and consequences

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 547-568

  Ferrante, Mark A ^a,b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Classic postoperative paralysis; Electrodiagnostic evaluation; Iatrogenic plexopathy; Medial brachial fascial compartment; Neoplastic plexopathy; Neuralgic amyotrophy; Obstetric plexopathy; Pancoast syndrome; Plexopathy; Postmedian sternotomy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; GABAPENTIN; NARCOTIC AGENT;

AVULSION INJURY; BIRTH INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; BURNER SYNDROME; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; EXERCISE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NEURALGIA; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PANCOAST TUMOR; PARALYSIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIAL NEUROPATHY; RADIATION INJURY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; RUCKSACK PARALYSIS; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL ROOT; SPORT INJURY; STERNOTOMY; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; HUMANS;

EID: 7444228040     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20131     Document Type: Review

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