Poor electroneurography but excellent hand function 31 years after nerve repair in childhood

NeuroReport

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 6-9

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

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age; Electrophysiology; Long term; Median; Nerve injury; Outcome; Ulnar

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE INJURY; NERVE REGENERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULNAR NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; REACTION TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870871329     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: 1473558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e32835b6efd     Document Type: Article

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