Sonographic features in hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 862-867

  Hooper, Davyd R ^a   Lawson, Wendy ^b   Smith, Lisa ^b   Baker, Steven K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b HAMILTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Entrapment neuropathy; Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies; Imaging; Nerve CSA; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEREDITARY NEUROPATHY WITH LIABILITY TO PRESSURE PALSY; HUMAN; MEDIAN NERVE; NEUROPATHY; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIAL NERVE; ULNAR NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEREDITARY SENSORY AND MOTOR NEUROPATHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARALYSIS; PRESSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81555200431     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.22199     Document Type: Article

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