Concept information
Preferred term
Ulnar Neuropathies
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Nerve Diseases, Ulnar
- Nerve Disease, Ulnar
- Ulnar Nerve Disease
- Ulnar Nerve Diseases
Scope note
- Disease involving the ULNAR NERVE from its origin in the BRACHIAL PLEXUS to its termination in the hand. Clinical manifestations may include PARESIS or PARALYSIS of wrist flexion, finger flexion, thumb adduction, finger abduction, and finger adduction. Sensation over the medial palm, fifth finger, and ulnar aspect of the ring finger may also be impaired. Common sites of injury include the AXILLA, cubital tunnel at the ELBOW, and Guyon's canal at the wrist. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1995, Ch51 pp43-5)
History note
- 2000
In other languages
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Finnish
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n. ulnariksen neuropatiat
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nervus ulnariksen neuropatiat
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ulnaarihermon neuropatia
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Swedish
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Ulnarnervpares
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Ulnarnervsjukdomar
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Ulnarneurit
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D020424
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