Neuromuscular ultrasound in the diagnosis of focal neuropathies superimposed on polyneuropathy: A case report

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 626-627

  Chahal, Preet S ^a   Sohail, Waqas ^a   Cartwright, Michael S ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FOCAL NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MONONEUROPATHY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR ULTRASOUND; NEUROPATHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR AXONAL POLYNEUROPATHY; ULTRASOUND;

COMORBIDITY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; ELBOW JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; MONONEUROPATHIES; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; ULNAR NERVE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 84856231470     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2011.07.032     Document Type: Letter

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