Correlation between electromyography findings and plasticity grading score after long-term phrenic nerve to musculocutaneous nerve transfer in brachial plexus injuries
The authors' findings indicate a significant correlation between clinical measures of brain plasticity and EMG outcomes. Additionally, complete cerebral disconnection was rarely attained, with most patients retaining residual influence from the original donor function.
Authors
- Eugenia Conti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1418-0765)
- J. F. Vargas‐Bonilla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8794-6429)
- Martijn J. A. Malessy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1936-3664)
- Mariano Socolovsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0667-3463)
- Martin Bourguet
- Simon Miedema
Institutions
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- Hospital de Clínicas "José de San Martín" (AR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurosurgical FOCUS
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2025.1.focus24866
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01