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8909437

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-18
pubmed:abstractText
We studied the contraction of skeletal muscle upon direct percussion in 119 patients presenting with palsies related to focal peripheral nerve disorders. We compared the response of the paralyzed muscles with the response obtained on the contralateral normal side. The cause of the palsy was subsequently assessed by electrophysiological testing which disclosed: conduction block (CB), axonal, or mixed lesions (when both CB and denervation existed in similar proportions). Most of the time, the muscle response to percussion was increased in patients with CB (37/47), decreased in axonal lesions (44/53), and symmetric in mixed lesions (12/19). We conclude that distinction between CB and denervation is often possible on the basis of this simple bedside test.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0028-3878
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
47
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1243-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Contraction response to muscle percussion is increased in peripheral nerve conduction block.
pubmed:affiliation
Neuclid Department, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article