Sensory nerve action potential amplitude is rarely reduced in lumbosacral radiculopathy due to herniated disc

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 405-409

  Mondelli, M ^a   Aretini, A ^a   Arrigucci, U ^b   Ginanneschi, F ^c   Greco, G ^d   Sicurelli, F ^c  

^a Local Health Unit 7   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^d Nottola Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrodiagnostic testing; Electromyography; Herniated disc; Lumbosacral radiculopathy; Nerve conduction velocity; Sensory nerve action potential

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBOSACRAL RADICULOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOTOME; NEUROGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SURAL NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERONEAL NERVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADICULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SACRUM; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SURAL NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872415349     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2012.07.020     Document Type: Article

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