title: [Analysis of 158 forensic identification cases involved with peripheral nerve injury].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the characteristics of forensic identification cases involved with peripheral nerve injury, and to discuss how to apply the clinical information, forensic examination and neurophysiological testing.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and fifty-eight cases which were diagnosed peripheral nerve injury in clinic, were collected. Then the individual characteristics, injuries, identification results, exaggeration or camouflage were analysed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The male, the unemployed, and the young and middle-aged were common in our cases. The main reasons of "peripheral nerve injury" were traffic accidents and sharp injuries. Most wounded parts were in limbs. Also the exaggeration and camouflage accounted for a considerable proportion in our cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The forensic identification of "peripheral nerve injury" cases should be evaluated with clinical information, forensic examination and electrophysiological testing comprehensively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Forensic Medicine, School of Forensic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China. xinyuan9788@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Xin-yuan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiao-ming
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Ji-hui
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Biao
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xing-ben
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Chuan-fei
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004576:Electromyography; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000503:physiopathology; D055815:Young Adult