Ulnar Neuropathy With Normal Electrodiagnosis and Abnormal Nerve Ultrasound

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 318-320

  Yoon, Joon Shik ^a   Walker, Francis O ^b   Cartwright, Michael S ^b  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Case report; Electromyography; Nerve conduction studies; Rehabilitation; Ulnar neuropathies; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; ELBOW; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HAND PARESTHESIA; HUMAN; HUMERUS; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; SENSORY NERVE; SYMPTOM; ULNAR NERVE;

ADULT; ELBOW; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; ULNAR NEUROPATHIES;

EID: 76049099553     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.10.010     Document Type: Article

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