T-wave response in cervical root lesions
- 1 October 1991
- journal article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
- Vol. 84 (4) , 273-276
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0404.1991.tb04953.x
Abstract
T‐wave responses of biceps and triceps brachii muscles were recorded electrophysiologically from 31 normal subjects and 15 patients with unilateral lesions of the cervical C6 or C7 roots. Pathological T‐wave responses were found in 11 (73%) patients. Patients with radiological correlate showed electromyographic (EMG) pathology in 60% but a pathological T‐wave response in 90%. All patients with radiological correlate also showed pathological electrophysiological tests (EMG or T‐wave responses). Electrophysiological measurement of the T‐wave response appears to be a potentially useful tool in the diagnosis of cervical radiculopathies.Keywords
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