Cerebral changes after injury to the median nerve: A long-term follow up

Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 106-112

  Rosén, Birgitta ^a   Chemnitz, Anette ^a   Weibull, Andreas ^a   Andersson, Gert ^a   Dahlin, Lars B ^a   Björkman, Anders ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

FMRI; Injury; Median nerve; Motor; Neurophysiology; Sensory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; METHODOLOGY; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDER; TIME; WRIST INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MEDIAN NEUROPATHY; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS; TIME; WRIST INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859315387     PISSN: 2000656X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/2000656X.2011.653257     Document Type: Article

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