C5 and C6 human dermatomes: a clinical, electromyographical, imaging and surgical findings

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Antonio Tadeu De Souza Faleiros²  Luiz Antonio De Lima Resende²  Marco Antonio Zanini²  Heloisa Amélia De Lima Castro¹  Roberto Colichio Gabarra² 

[1] ,São Paulo State University Botucatu Medical School Department of Neurology, Psycology and PsychiatryBotucatu SP ,Brazil

关键词: eletromyography;    human dermatome;    imaging;    superior member;    dermátomo humano;    eletromiografia;    imagem;    membro superior;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2009000200016

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

There is substantial controversy in literature about human dermatomes. In this work, C5 and C6 superior limb dermatomes were studied. The method consisted of comparing clinical signs and symptoms with conduction studies, electromyographical data, neurosurgical findings, and imaging findings obtained by computerized tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), for each patient. Data analysis from superior members in 18 patients suggests that C5 is located in the lateral aspect of the shoulder and arm, and C6 in the lateral aspect of the forearm and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd fingers. To our knowledge this is the first time that C5 and C6 human dermatomes have been studied by all the following methods together: clinical, electromyographical, CT and MR imaging, and surgical findings.

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