Electrodiagnosis in the management of brachial plexus surgery.
A few pre and intraoperative neurophysiological tests offer valuable information in the diagnosis and functional evaluation of brachial plexus injury. The tests and the questions they answer can guide the surgeon's decision about whether to perform neurolysis or an interpositional graft.
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Department of Anesthesiology, New York University Medical Center, New York, USA.
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D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004568:Electrodiagnosis; D004576:Electromyography; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D009431:Neural Conduction