Clinical findings and electrodiagnostic testing in 108consecutive cases of lumbosacral radiculopathy due to herniated disc

Neurophysiologie Clinique

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 205-215

  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

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTOR HALLUCIS MUSCLE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOME; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DORSAL ROOT; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM BREVIS MUSCLE; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBOSACRAL RADICULOPATHY; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE INJURY; NEUROGRAPHY; NEURORADIOLOGY; NOCICEPTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAVERTEBRAL MUSCLE; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADICULOPATHY; REFLEX DISORDER; SCIATIC NERVE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL GANGLION;

ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC TESTING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMG; HERNIATED DISC; HERNIE DISCALE; LUMBOSACRAL RADICULOPATHY; RADICULOPATHIE LOMBOSACRÉE; SCIATIQUE; TESTS ÉLECTRODIAGNOSTIQUES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADICULOPATHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884925598     PISSN: 09877053     EISSN: 17697131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neucli.2013.05.004     Document Type: Article

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