Diagnostic value of history, physical examination and needle electromyography in diagnosing lumbosacral radiculopathy

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 257, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 332-337

  Coster, Suzan ^a   De Bruijn, Sebastiaan F T M ^a   Tavy, Dénes L J ^a  

^a HAGA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical signs; Diagnosis; Electromyography; Lumbar radiculopathy; MRI; Nerve root compression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COUGHING; DENERVATION; DERMATOME; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBOSACRAL RADICULOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADICULOPATHY; SNEEZING; SPINE DISEASE;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADICULOPATHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SPONDYLOSIS;

EID: 77951207623     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-009-5316-y     Document Type: Article

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