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[Involvement of motor fibers in the ulnar nerve syndrome at the elbow]. 1986

J Khater-Boidin, and B Duron

In order to improve the diagnosis of the ulnar nerve neuropathy at the elbow, we have retrospectively analysed the data obtained in the course of the electrophysiological examinations of the ulnar nerve motor component in three groups of adult subjects of both sexes (210 control subjects; 111 patients with more or less marked clinical symptoms suggestive of ulnar nerve neuropathy; 21 patients who after our investigation have undergone an operation for an ulnar nerve neuropathy at the elbow). The comparison of the data obtained in the three groups permits us to propose the following parameters as signs of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow: the proximal conduction time (stimulation in the axilla) greater than or equal to 12 msec for males and greater than or equal to 11 msec for females; motor conduction velocity of ulnar motor nerve fibers at the arm comprise in the range of normal values and similar to that measured on the contralateral ulnar nerve; conduction velocity of ulnar nerve motor fibers when it is measured on all the length of the upper limb less than 45 m/sec-1 (males) or less than 50 m/sec-1 (females).

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009046	Motor Neurons	Neurons which activate MUSCLE CELLS.	Neurons, Motor,Alpha Motorneurons,Motoneurons,Motor Neurons, Alpha,Neurons, Alpha Motor,Alpha Motor Neuron,Alpha Motor Neurons,Alpha Motorneuron,Motoneuron,Motor Neuron,Motor Neuron, Alpha,Motorneuron, Alpha,Motorneurons, Alpha,Neuron, Alpha Motor,Neuron, Motor
D009431	Neural Conduction	The propagation of the NERVE IMPULSE along the nerve away from the site of an excitation stimulus.	Nerve Conduction,Conduction, Nerve,Conduction, Neural,Conductions, Nerve,Conductions, Neural,Nerve Conductions,Neural Conductions
D010523	Peripheral Nervous System Diseases	Diseases of the peripheral nerves external to the brain and spinal cord, which includes diseases of the nerve roots, ganglia, plexi, autonomic nerves, sensory nerves, and motor nerves.	Peripheral Nerve Diseases,Peripheral Neuropathies,PNS (Peripheral Nervous System) Diseases,PNS Diseases,Peripheral Nervous System Disease,Peripheral Nervous System Disorders,Nerve Disease, Peripheral,Nerve Diseases, Peripheral,Neuropathy, Peripheral,PNS Disease,Peripheral Nerve Disease,Peripheral Neuropathy
D004550	Elbow	Region of the body immediately surrounding and including the ELBOW JOINT.
D004576	Electromyography	Recording of the changes in electric potential of muscle by means of surface or needle electrodes.	Electromyogram,Surface Electromyography,Electromyograms,Electromyographies,Electromyographies, Surface,Electromyography, Surface,Surface Electromyographies
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths