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Peripheral nerve problems: How they develop and ways to treat them - 11/2014

Peripheral nerve problems: How they develop and ways to treat them
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Abstract

This handout provides general information about how nerves work, what happens when they are injured, and how peripheral nerve problems are evaluated and treated. Illustrations include a peripheral nerve and its connections to the spinal cord, the brachial plexus, the lumbo-sacral plexus, and the difference between mild, moderate, and severe nerve injury.

Author
Neurology-Neurosurgery
Publisher
University of Washington Medical Center
Date Published (original date)
2010
Revision Date
11/2014
General Subject
Rehabilitation
Neurological Disorders
Specific Subject/Keyword
Surgery
Peripheral Nerves
Nervous System
Risk Factors
Injuries
Anatomy and Physiology
Neural Pathways
Languages
English
Record ID
3742