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The electrodiagnostic evaluation of neck pain
Christopher T Plastaras1, Anand B Joshi
1Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Penn Spine Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. christopher.plastaras@uphs.upenn.edu
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America
|August 10, 2011
Abstract:
Electrodiagnostic studies play an important role in the evaluation of radiculopathy. This article reviews the use of standard nerve conduction studies, late responses, evoked potentials, and needle electrode examination in the electrodiagnostic evaluation of neck pain.
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