Supine catch sign-A simple clinical test to differentiate between true and false (pseudo) radial nerve palsy

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 441-442

  Sethi, Nitin K ^a   Sethi, Prahlad K ^b   Torgovnick, Josh ^c  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SIR GANGA RAM HOSPITAL   (India)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Neuropathy; Pseudo neurological sign; Radial nerve palsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PSEUDO RADIAL NERVE PALSY; RADIAL NERVE PALSY; SUPINE CATCH SIGN;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RADIAL NEUROPATHY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 77951877812     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2010.01.005     Document Type: Article

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