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Table 2 Definition of patterns of neurological findings

From: Diagnostic accuracy of the neurological upper limb examination II: Relation to symptoms of patterns of findings

Location of mechanical allodynia

Patterns

Number of limbs classified in agreement

 

Reduced strength

Sensory deviations

Pattern absent

Pattern present

Brachial plexus (Upper trunk level)

Infraspinatus, post. deltoid, biceps

Axillary, musculocutaneous

58

5

Brachial plexus (Cord level)

Post. deltoid, biceps, FCR

Axillary, median, musculocutaneous

48

21

Suprascapular nerve (Suprascapular notch)

Infraspinatus

-

55

4

Axillary nerve (Quadrilateral space)

Posterior deltoid

Axillary

53

20

Musculocutaneous nerve (Coracobrachial muscle)

Biceps

Musculocutaneous

66

4

Radial nerve (Upper arm)

Triceps, ECRB, EPL

Radial

64

13

Posterior interosseous nerve

ECU

-

66

10

Median nerve (Elbow level)

FCR, FPL

Median

54

10

Carpal tunnel

APB

Median

79

1

Ulnar nerve (Elbow level)

FDP V, ADM

Ulnar

74

2

  1. Abbreviations: ECRB = Extensor carpi radialis brevis, ECU = Extensor carpi ulnaris, EPL = Extensor pollicis longus, FPL = Flexor pollicis longus, FCR = Flexor carpi radialis, FDP V = Flexor digitorum profundus to 5th digit, ADM = Abductor digiti minimi, APB = Abductor pollicis brevis