A prospective study of temporal course of phrenic nerve palsy in children after cardiac surgery

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 222-226

  Yemisci, Oya Umit ^a   Cosar, S Nur Saracgil ^a   Karatas, Metin ^a   Aslamaci, Sait ^a   Tokel, Kursat ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Diaphragmatic action potential; Diaphragmatic plication; Electrodiagnostic studies; Phrenic nerve palsy

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS STENOSIS; CHILD; DIAPHRAGMATIC ACTION POTENTIAL; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE PARALYSIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PHRENIC NERVE; PHRENIC NERVE DYSFUNCTION; PHRENIC NERVE LATENCY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SHUNTING; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAPHRAGM; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PARALYSIS; PHRENIC NERVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY;

EID: 79955064340     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: 15371603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e3182121601     Document Type: Article

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