C5 and C6 human dermatomes: a clinical, electromyographical, imaging and surgical findings


Autoria(s): Faleiros, Antonio Tadeu de Souza; Resende, Luiz Antonio de Lima; Zanini, Marco Antonio; de Lima Castro, Heloisa Amelia; Gabarra, Roberto Colichio
Contribuinte(s)

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

Data(s)

20/05/2014

20/05/2014

01/06/2009

Resumo

There is substantial controversy in literature about human dermatomes. In this work, C5 and C6 superior limb dermatomes were studied. The method consisted of comparing clinical signs and symptoms with conduction studies, electromyographical data, neurosurgical findings, and imaging findings obtained by computerized tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), for each patient. Data analysis from superior members in 18 patients suggests that C5 is located in the lateral aspect of the shoulder and arm, and C6 in the lateral aspect of the forearm and 1(st), 2(nd), and 3(rd) fingers. To our knowledge this is the first time that C5 and C6 human dermatomes have been studied by all the following methods together: clinical, electromyographical, CT and MR imaging, and surgical findings.

Formato

262-264

Identificador

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0004-282X2009000200016

Arquivos de Neuro-psiquiatria. São Paulo Sp: Assoc Arquivos Neuro- Psiquiatria, v. 67, n. 2A, p. 262-264, 2009.

0004-282X

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/12433

S0004-282X2009000200016

WOS:000267332500016

S0004-282X2009000200016-en.pdf

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Assoc Arquivos Neuro- Psiquiatria

Relação

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Direitos

openAccess

Palavras-Chave #eletromyography #human dermatome #imaging #superior member
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article