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Mark Terrelonge1, Laura Rosow1
1University of California San Francisco, 400 Parnassus Avenue, 8th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Abstract:
Neuropathies are a common problem encountered by neurologist in the hospitalized setting. Nerve injury may occur secondary to compression, stretch, and direct trauma, among other causes. Common focal neuropathies include the ulnar, median, and radial nerve in the upper extremities and sciatic, peroneal, and femoral nerve in the lower extremities. Surgical and obstetric risk factors are especially important considerations in evaluation of patients with focal neuropathies. Treatment is either conservative therapy or surgery depending on the mechanism of injury and extent of recovery.
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