Diseases

Radial Neuropathy

Disease involving the RADIAL NERVE. Clinical features include weakness of elbow extension, elbow flexion, supination of the forearm, wrist and finger extension, and thumb abduction. Sensation may be impaired over regions of the dorsal forearm. Common sites of compression or traumatic injury include the AXILLA and radial groove of the HUMERUS.

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Abstract

Disease involving the RADIAL NERVE. Clinical features include weakness of elbow extension, elbow flexion, supination of the forearm, wrist and finger extension, and thumb abduction. Sensation may be impaired over regions of the dorsal forearm. Common sites of compression or traumatic injury include the AXILLA and radial groove of the HUMERUS.

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Synonyms

48 entry terms
  • Radial Mononeuropathy
  • Radial Nerve Diseases
  • Supinator Syndrome
  • Mononeuropathy, Radial
  • Neuropathy, Radial
  • Radial Mononeuropathies
  • Radial Nerve Disease
  • Radial Neuropathies
  • Supinator Syndromes
  • Syndrome, Supinator
  • Cheiralgia Paresthetica
  • Crutch Palsy
  • Crutch Paralysis
  • Lesion, Superficial Radial Nerve
  • Posterior Interosseous Nerve Syndrome
  • Radial Nerve Compression
  • Radial Nerve Entrapment
  • Radial Nerve Palsy
  • Radial Palsy
  • Radial Tunnel Syndrome
  • Saturday Night Palsy
  • Superficial Radial Nerve Lesion
  • Wartenberg Syndrome
  • Wrist-Drop
  • Cheiralgia Parestheticas
  • Compression, Radial Nerve
  • Crutch Palsies
  • Crutch Paralyses
  • Entrapment, Radial Nerve
  • Nerve Compression, Radial
  • Nerve Entrapment, Radial
  • Night Palsies, Saturday
  • Night Palsy, Saturday
  • Palsies, Saturday Night
  • Palsy, Crutch
  • Palsy, Radial
  • Palsy, Radial Nerve
  • Palsy, Saturday Night
  • Paralysis, Crutch
  • Paresthetica, Cheiralgia
  • Radial Nerve Compressions
  • Radial Nerve Entrapments
  • Radial Nerve Palsies
  • Radial Palsies
  • Radial Tunnel Syndromes
  • Saturday Night Palsies
  • Tunnel Syndrome, Radial
  • Wrist Drop

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases (1966-1999)

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  1. C10w.668w.829w.500w.650w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Radial Neuropathy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020425. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020425
  2. Radial Neuropathy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radial_neuropathy
  3. Radial Neuropathy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q427118