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Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd
; 137(29): 1462-5, 1993 Jul 17.
Artículo
en Holandés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8395662
RESUMEN
An isolated accessory nerve lesion was diagnosed in three patients. At clinical investigation of patients with this lesion, paresis of the trapezius muscle is found. This finding can be substantiated by electromyography. An accessory nerve lesion is usually caused by trauma (including surgical trauma) or space-occupying lesions such as tumour or abscess. There are also idiopathic forms. The prognosis is poor. Treatment may include electrostimulation, administration of NSAIDs, nerve transplantation and muscle transposition.