Imaging and electrodiagnostic work-up of acute adult brachial plexus injuries

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 747-759

  O'Shea, K ^a   Feinberg, J H ^b   Wolfe, S W ^b  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial; electrodiagnostic; imaging; injury; plexus; preoperative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INJURY; INNERVATION; MOTONEURON; MYELOGRAPHY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE REGENERATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSORY RECEPTOR; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL ROOT;

ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYELOGRAPHY; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 80755152555     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193411422313     Document Type: Review

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