ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION OF BRACHIAL PLEXOPATHIES

Course overview

BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURIES, ALSO KNOWN AS BRACHIAL PLEXOPATHIES, OCCUR VIA A VARIETY OF MECHANISMS. PATIENT PRESENTATION IS HIGHLY VARIABLE. ELECTRODIAGNOSIS, UTILIZING ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AND NERVE CONDUCTION STUDIES, AIDS IN THE LOCALIZATION AND PROGNOSTICATION OF SUCH INJURIES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PROCESS OF ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION OF BRACHIAL PLEXOPATHIES, AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS AFFLICTED WITH THESE CONDITIONS.