Unilateral Brachial Plexus Lesion Impairs Bilateral Touch Threshold

Unilateral Brachial Plexus Lesion Impairs Bilateral Touch Threshold

Unilateral brachial plexus injury (BPI) impairs sensory and motor functions of the upper limb. This study aimed to map in detail brachial plexus sensory impairment both in the injured and the uninjured upper limb. Touch sensation was measured through Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments at the autonomous...

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Main Authors: Bia Lima Ramalho, Maria Luíza Rangel, Ana Carolina Schmaedeke, Fátima Smith Erthal, Claudia D. Vargas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
Semmens-Weinstein monofilaments
sensory threshold
brachial plexus neuropathy
impairment
light touch sensation
deafferentation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.00872/full

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