Ultrasound and neurophysiological correlation in common fibular nerve conduction block at fibular head

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 125, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1491-1495

  Tsukamoto, Hiroshi ^a   Granata, Giuseppe ^a   Coraci, Daniele ^b   Paolasso, Ilaria ^b   Padua, Luca ^a,b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Common fibular neuropathy; Conduction block; Neurophysiology; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBULA; HUMAN; MALE; MONONEUROPATHY; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ACTION POTENTIAL; INNERVATION; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERONEAL NEUROPATHY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; FIBULA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PERONEAL NERVE; PERONEAL NEUROPATHIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901264388     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2013.11.041     Document Type: Article

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