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Table 2 Electromyographic needle examination

From: Brachial neuropathy 22 years after radiation therapy for fibrosarcoma: a case report

Side

Muscle

Nerve

Root

INS

FIBS

PSW

FAS

AMP

DUR

CONFIGURATION

REC PAT

REC INT

R

1st Dor Int

Ulnar

C8-T1

Nml

1+

2+

0

Nml

Nml

Di/Tri

Phasic

Full

Normal

R

APB

Median

C8-T1

Nml

1+

2+

0

Nml

Nml

Di/Tri

Phasic

Full

Normal

R

Abd Dig Min

Ulnar

C8-T1

Nml

1+

2+

0

Nml

Nml

Di/Tri

Phasic

Discrete

Dec

R

Biceps

Musc

C5-6

Nml

0

1+

0

Nml

Nml

Di/Tri

Phasic

Full

Normal

R

Brachialis

Musc

C5-6

Nml

0

0

0

Nml

Nml

Di/Tri

Phasic

Full

Normal

R

Cerv para Low

Rami

C6-7

Nml

0

0

0

Nml

Nml

Di/Tri

Phasic

Full

Normal

R

Cerv para Up

Rami

C5-6

Nml

0

0

0

Nml

Nml

Di/Tri

Phasic

Full

Normal

R

Deltoid

Axilla

C5-6

Nml

0

0

0

Nml

Nml

Di/Tri

Phasic

Full

Normal

R

Ext Car Rad

Radial

C7-8

Nml

2+

2+

0

Nml

Nml

Di/Tri

Phasic

Dec

Normal

R

Ext Dig Com

Radial

C7-8

Nml

1+

2+

0

Nml

Nml

Di/Tri

Phasic

Dec

Normal

R

Ext Ind Pro

Radial

C7-8

Nml

1+

2+

0

Nml

Nml

Di/Tri

Phasic

Dec

Normal

R

Flex Car Rad

Median

C6-8

Nml

2+

3+

0

Nml

Nml

Di/Tri

Phasic

Discrete

Dec

R

Flex Dig Prof

Ulnar

C8-T1

Nml

1+

2+

0

Nml

Nml

Di/Tri

Phasic

Full

Nml

R

Flex Car Uln

Ulnar

C8-T1

Nml

1+

2+

0

Nml

Nml

Di/Tri

Phasic

Full

Nml

R

Infraspinatus

Supra

C5-6

Nml

0

0

0

Nml

Nml

Di/Tri

Phasic

Full

Normal

R

Lat triceps

Radial

C6-7-8

Nml

0

0

0

Nml

Nml

Di/Tri

Phasic

Full

Normal

R

LongHdTricep

Radial

C6-7-8

Nml

0

0

0

Nml

Nml

Di/Tri

Phasic

Full

Normal

R

PalmarisLong

Median

C8-T1

Nml

1+

1+

0

Nml

Nml

Di/Tri

Phasic

Full

Normal

R

Pronator teres

Median

C6-7

Nml

2+

2+

0

Nml

Nml

Di/Tri

Phasic

Discrete

Dec

R

Rhomboids

DorsS

C5

Nml

0

0

0

Nml

Nml

Di/Tri

Phasic

Full

Normal

R

Serrat Ant

LnTho

C4-6

Nml

0

0

0

Nml

Nml

Di/Tri

Phasic

Full

Normal

R

Supraspinatus

Supra

C5-6

Nml

0

0

0

Nml

Nml

Di/Tri

Phasic

Full

Normal

R

Trapezius

Spin

C3-4

Nml

0

0

0

Nml

Nml

Di/Tri

Phasic

Full

Normal

  1. Ins = insertional activity, Fibs = fibrillation potentials, 0 = absent, 1+ minimal to 4+ maximal, PSW = positive sharp wave, Fas = fasciculation, Amp = amplitude, Dur = duration, Rec Pat = recruitment pattern, Rec Int = recruitment interval, Nml = normal, Dec = decreased, 1st Dor Int = first dorsal interosseus, APB = abductor pollicis brevis, Abd Dig Min = abductor digiti minimi, Cerv para = cervical paraspinal, Ext Car Rad = extensor carpi radialis, Ext Dig Com = extensor digitorum communis, Ext Ind Pro = extensor indicis proprius, Flex Car Rad = flexor carpi radialis, Flex Dig Prof = flexor digitorum profundus, Flex Car Uln = flexor carpi ulnaris, Lat triceps = lateral head pf triceps, LongHdTricep = long head of triceps, Serrat Ant = serratus anterior.