title: [Evaluation of the peripheral nervous system by studying the F wave in patients with lung and brain tumors].
abstract: In 50 patients with various tumours: 25 with pulmonary cancer and 25 with brain tumours, the peripheral nervous system was studied carefully, both clinically and electrophysiologically, with evaluation of orthodromic conduction in motor fibres and F wave. Evidence of peripheral nerve damage was found by physical examination in 4% of pulmonary cancer cases and in 8% of these cases by analysis of orthodromic motor nerve conduction and in about 16% of cases by the method of F wave conduction. The size of the deviations was significantly greater also in the F wave responses. In patients with brain tumours no significant abnormalities were found in nerve conduction.
authors: Kliniki Neurologicznej AM w Białymstoku.
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Drozdowski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000556:secondary; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000294:innervation*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000294:innervation*; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology*; D010543:Peroneal Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013979:Tibial Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*
vernacular_title: Ocena obwodowego układu nerwowego przy pomocy fali F u chorych z nowotworami płuc i mózgu.