Time Course of EMG/NCS Findings
Topic: Pharmacology
Created on Tuesday, January 16 2007 by
Last modified on Thursday, January 25 2007.
Sadly, you suffer from plantar warts. Your demonic surgeon recommends general anesthesia for a surgical resection of the warts.
When you awaken, he proudly announces, "Congratulations! I have successfully severed your T1 spinal nerve!"
You are displeased.
Subjectively, when will you feel numb in the affected area?
A) Immediately B) 2 to 3 weeks C) Several months D) Never E) 10 to 14 days
This question was created on January 16, 2007 by .
This question was last modified on January 25, 2007.
ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS
A) immediately
This answer is correct.
After an injury which causes destruction of a peripheral nerve or root, loss of sensation is immediate. The patient will instantly feel numb in the area previously innervated by the damaged nerve or root. (
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B) 2 to 3 weeks
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After an injury which causes destruction of a peripheral nerve or root, loss of sensation is immediate. The patient will instantly feel numb in the area previously innervated by the damaged nerve or root. (
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C) several months
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After an injury which causes destruction of a peripheral nerve or root, loss of sensation is immediate. The patient will instantly feel numb in the area previously innervated by the damaged nerve or root. (
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D) never
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After an injury which causes destruction of a peripheral nerve or root, loss of sensation is immediate. The patient will instantly feel numb in the area previously innervated by the damaged nerve or root. (
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E) 10 to 14 days
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After an injury which causes destruction of a peripheral nerve or root, loss of sensation is immediate. The patient will instantly feel numb in the area previously innervated by the damaged nerve or root. (
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References:
1. Preston, D.C., and Shapiro, B.E. (2005). Electromyography and Neuromuscular Disorders: Clinical-Electrophysiologic Correlations, 2nd Edition. Elsevier, Philadelphia. | |
2. Guarantors of Brain. (2000). Aids to the Examination of the Peripheral Nervous System, fourth edition. W.B. Saunders, Edinburgh. | |
3. Moore, K.L. (1992). Clinical Oriented Anatomy, 3rd Edition. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. | |
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Time Course of EMG/NCS Findings
Question ID: 01160700
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Created: 01/16/2007
Modified: 01/25/2007
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