Ultrasound Evaluation of Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow Caused by a Mass Lesion.
10.14253/kjcn.2016.18.1.7
- Author:
Jungim KWON
1
;
Min Su PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. minsupark@ynu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ulnar neuropathy;
Ultrasonography;
Mass
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Elbow*;
Ulnar Neuropathies*;
Ultrasonography*;
United Nations
- From:Korean Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology
2016;18(1):7-10
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Ulnar neuropathy at the elbow (UNE) may seem easy to diagnose when the characteristic clinical manifestations are present, and electrodiagnostic studies have high sensitivity, although they are non-localizing in some cases and unable to reveal structural lesions. Ultrasonography is noninvasive and able to find the exact location of the lesion and visualize perineural structures. We present two cases of UNE in which we found hypoechoic mass lesions near medial epicondyle with ultrasonography and discuss its usefulness in diagnosis of UNE.
