Investigation of brachial plexus traction lesions by peripheral and spinal somatosensory evoked potentials.
Peripheral, spinal and cortical somatosensory evoked potentials were recorded in 26 patients with unilateral traction injuries of the brachial plexus ganglia. Of 10 cases explored surgically the recordings correctly anticipated the major site of the lesion in eight.
D000328:Adult; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011930:Reaction Time