Diseases

Ulnar Neuropathies

Disease involving the ULNAR NERVE from its origin in the BRACHIAL PLEXUS to its termination in the hand. Clinical manifestations may include PARESIS or PARALYSIS of wrist flexion, finger flexion, thumb adduction, finger abduction, and finger adduction. Sensation over the medial palm, fifth finger, and ulnar aspect of the ring finger may also be impaired. Common sites of injury include the AXILLA, cubital tunnel at the ELBOW, and Guyon's canal at the wrist. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1995, Ch51 pp43-5)

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Disease involving the ULNAR NERVE from its origin in the BRACHIAL PLEXUS to its termination in the hand. Clinical manifestations may include PARESIS or PARALYSIS of wrist flexion, finger flexion, thumb adduction, finger abduction, and finger adduction. Sensation over the medial palm, fifth finger, and ulnar aspect of the ring finger may also be impaired. Common sites of injury include the AXILLA, cubital tunnel at the ELBOW, and Guyon's canal at the wrist. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1995, Ch51 pp43-5)

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  • Ulnar Nerve Diseases
  • Nerve Disease, Ulnar
  • Nerve Diseases, Ulnar
  • Neuropathies, Ulnar
  • Neuropathy, Ulnar
  • Ulnar Nerve Disease
  • Ulnar Neuropathy
  • Ulnar Nerve Palsy
  • Ulnar Neuritis
  • Nerve Palsies, Ulnar
  • Nerve Palsy, Ulnar
  • Neuritides, Ulnar
  • Neuritis, Ulnar
  • Palsies, Ulnar Nerve
  • Palsy, Ulnar Nerve
  • Ulnar Nerve Palsies
  • Ulnar Neuritides

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2000

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  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases (1966-1999)
  • Ulnar Nerve (1966-1999)

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  1. C10w.668w.829w.500w.850w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ulnar Neuropathies. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020424. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020424
  2. Ulnar Neuropathies. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulnar_neuropathy
  3. Ulnar Neuropathies. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7879711