Abstract
Using ultrasonography we found multiple sites with nerve enlargement along the course of the brachial plexus, median, ulnar, and radial nerves in the majority of 21 patients with multifocal motor neuropathy. Sonography and electrophysiologic studies showed more abnormalities than expected on purely clinical grounds. Moreover, sonography revealed nerve enlargement without clinical or electrophysiologic abnormalities.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Arm / innervation
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Arm / physiopathology
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Brachial Plexus Neuropathies / diagnostic imaging*
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Brachial Plexus Neuropathies / physiopathology
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Case-Control Studies
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Electromyography
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Female
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Humans
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Hypertrophy / diagnostic imaging*
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Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / therapeutic use
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Interferon-beta / therapeutic use
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Male
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Median Nerve / diagnostic imaging
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Median Nerve / physiopathology
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Middle Aged
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Motor Neuron Disease / diagnostic imaging*
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Motor Neuron Disease / physiopathology
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Neural Conduction / physiology
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Peripheral Nerves / diagnostic imaging*
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Peripheral Nerves / physiopathology
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Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
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Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / physiopathology
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Predictive Value of Tests
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Radial Nerve / diagnostic imaging
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Radial Nerve / physiopathology
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Statistics as Topic
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Ulnar Nerve / diagnostic imaging
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Ulnar Nerve / physiopathology
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Ultrasonography / methods
Substances
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Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
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Interferon-beta