The electrodiagnostic examination with peripheral nerve injuries.
The EDX examination can be of considerable use to the clinician in the evaluation of focal peripheral nerve injuries. It can confirm the presence ofsuch lesions and help determine their location, severity, and prognosis. The major reason why it is capable of doing so is because it discloses the pathophysiology of focal neuropathies, at least in regard to large myelinated nerve fiber damage.
Wilbourn
Asa J
AJ
Neurology Department, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland OH 44195, USA. wilboua@ccf.org
D000200:Action Potentials; D003943:Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004568:Electrodiagnosis; D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000294:innervation; D009431:Neural Conduction; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000503:physiopathology