Patient/ sex/age | Site/cause of pain | Area of hypoaesthesia | Motor examination | Nerve conduction | ||||
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1/F/54 | L foot. Minor injury at work | L leg. Stocking distribution | L foot: give way weakness | S:bilat sural and superficial peroneal Ns normal | ||||
M: bilat peroneal and post. tibial Ns normal | ||||||||
2/M/35 | L arm. Minor injury at work | Irregular glove up to L shoulder | L upper limb: give way weakness | S/M: bilat median, ulnar and radial Ns normal | ||||
3/F/35 | R arm and neck. Minor injury at work | Irregular glove up to neck, sparing thenar eminence | R upper limb: give way weakness | S/M: bilat median and ulnar Ns normal | ||||
4/M/21 | R hand dorsum. Minor injury at work | Medial palm and dorsum of R hand | Mild weakness of right hand with pain | S/M: bilat median, ulnar and radial Ns normal | ||||
5/F/27 | R forearm. Minor injury at work | Irregular glove in R hand | R upper limb: give way weakness | S/M: bilat median and ulnar Ns normal | ||||
6/F/28 | R arm. Physical exercise | Medial R upper extremity, L forearm, R foot | Normal | S/M: bilat ulnar Ns normal | ||||
7/F/29 | L calf and foot. Minor injury at work | Lateral L foot and posterior leg | Mild wasting of L EDB and gastroc muscles. Mild weakness of L foot dorsiflexion | S: absent L sural, ↓ ampl. L sup. peroneal N. M: bilat peroneal Ns normal | ||||
8/F/27 | L ankle. Twisting at work | Lateral L foot | Normal | S: Absent L sural N response | ||||
9/M/53 | R arm. Minor injury at work | Irregular glove up to R wrist | Not testable in R upper limb because of pain | S/M: mildly prolonged distal latency L median N. Normal bilat ulnar Ns. | ||||
10/F/31 | Both hands. Strenuous manual work | Irregular bilateral glove up to wrists | Normal | S/M: bilat median Ns normal | ||||
11/F/28 | Both arms. Manual work | Irregular glove up to R forearm | Both upper limbs: global give way weakness | S/M: bilat median and ulnar Ns normal | ||||
12/F/30 | Both hands, R shoulder, L elbow. Manual work | L shoulder, posterior aspect | Normal | S/M: bilat median and ulnar Ns normal | ||||
13/F/42 | R hand. Manual work | R face, hemithorax, shoulder, medial arm and forearm | R forearm and hand: give way weakness | S/M: bilat median and ulnar Ns normal | ||||
14/F/35 | L arm. No precipitating event | Irregular glove up to L elbow | Normal | S/M: residual L carpal tunnel. Normal ulnar Ns | ||||
15/F/43 | R arm. Minor injury at work | Irregular glove up to R posterior forearm | R upper limb: global give way weakness | S/M: bilat median, ulnar and radial Ns normal | ||||
16/F/37 | L cheek after eye infection | L cheek, ear and lower jaw sparing lip | Normal | Symmetric blink reflexes | ||||
17/F/36 | R arm. Fall at work | Irregular area in R shoulder. | R upper limb: global give way weakness | S/M: bilat median and ulnar Ns normal | ||||
18/F/50 | Low back. Minor injury at work | R lumbar area and lateral thigh, leg and foot | R lower limb: global give way weakness | S: bilat sural Ns normal. | ||||
M: bilat peroneal Ns normal. Normal H refl. | ||||||||
19/F/32 | R foot. Sold fracture lateral malleolus at work | Lateral R foot and leg | Normal | S: bilat sural N normal. | ||||
M: bilat peroneal Ns normal | ||||||||
20/F/37 | Both arms. Strain at work | Dorsum of both hands: part of radial and ulnar nerve territories | Normal | S/M: bilat median and ulnar Ns normal | ||||
21/F/58 | R wrist and thumb. Strain at work | Irregular glove up to R wrist | R upper limb: global give way weakness | S/M: bilat median and ulnar Ns normal | ||||
22/F/39 | L arm. Fall at work | L shoulder, neck and upper limb sparing ring finger | Not testable in L upper limb because of pain | S/M: bilat median and ulnar Ns normal | ||||
23/F/48 | Low back. No precipitating event | Lateral thighs and buttocks bilateral, R lateral abdomen | Both lower limbs: global give way weakness | S: bilat femoro cutaneous, sural, ulnar Ns normal. | ||||
M: ↓amp.CMAP, no F response in L peroneal N | ||||||||
24/F/53 | L hand. Repetitive motion at work | Irregular area, dorsal and palmar L hand | L upper limb: global give way weakness | S/M: bilat median Ns normal | ||||
25/F/45 | R arm. Mild stretch at work | L shoulder and medial half of L middle, ring , and little fingers | Normal | S/M: bilat median and ulnar, axillary Ns normal | ||||
26/M/34 | R arm. Lifting at work | Radial dorsum of the R hand | Normal | S/M: bilat median and radial Ns normal | ||||
27/F/34 | L arm. Minor injury at work | L hemibody. also deafness on the left | L hemibody: global give way weakness including rotation of head to L | S: bilat sural and median Ns normal. M: bilat peroneal and median Ns normal |
  EMG |   QST | ||
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L lower limb: normal | Bilateral feet: normal | ||
L upper limb: interrupted effort (even without pain) | L hand: inconsistent mild warm hypoaesthesia | ||
R upper limb: interrupted effort (even without pain) | Bilateral hands: normal | ||
Not performed | R thenar and radial dorsum of the hand: mild cold and warm hypoaesthesia | ||
L upper limb: interrupted effort (even without pain) | Bilateral forearms: normal | ||
Not performed | bilateral arms and hands: normal | ||
L lower limb: normal | Bilateral legs: normal | ||
Not performed | L foot: warm and cold hypoaesthesia | ||
Not performed | Bilateral hands and feet: normal | ||
R hand: normal | R thenar: mild cold and warm hypoaesthesia | ||
R upper limb: interrupted effort (even without pain) | R shoulder: mild warm hypoaesthesia | ||
Not performed | Bilateral hands and shoulders: normal | ||
Not performed | Bilateral hands: normal | ||
Residual dennervation L APB | Bilateral hands: normal | ||
R upper limb: interrupted effort (even without pain) | Bilateral hands: normal | ||
Not performed | Bilateral cheeks: normal | ||
R upper limb: interrupted effort (even without pain) | Bilateral hands and shoulders: normal | ||
L lower limb: interrupted effort (even without pain) | R lateral thigh: mild cold and warm hypoaesthesia | ||
Not performed | R lateral foot: erratic warm hypoaesthesia | ||
Not performed | Bilateral hands: normal | ||
R hand: interrupted effort (even without pain) | Bilateral hands: erratic cold and heat hyperalgesia | ||
Not allowed by patient | Bilateral thenar eminences: mild cold and warm hypoaesthesia | ||
Spontaneous activity (fibrillation in L EDB) | Bilateral hands and feet: normal | ||
L upper limb: interrupted effort (even without pain) | Bilateral hands: normal | ||
Not performed | Bilateral shoulders and hands: normal | ||
R forearm: interrupted effort (even without pain) | Bliateral hands: normal | ||
L upper limb interrupted effort (even without pain) | Bilateral hands and feet: normal | ||
R=right; L=left; S=sensory; M=motor; N=nerve; bilat = bilateral; Ns = nerves.