"Musculocutaneous Nerve" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A major nerve of the upper extremity. The fibers of the musculocutaneous nerve originate in the lower cervical spinal cord (usually C5 to C7), travel via the lateral cord of the brachial plexus, and supply sensory and motor innervation to the upper arm, elbow, and forearm.
| Descriptor ID |
D009138
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.800.800.720.050.540
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| Concept/Terms |
Musculocutaneous Nerve- Musculocutaneous Nerve
- Musculocutaneous Nerves
- Nerve, Musculocutaneous
- Nerves, Musculocutaneous
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Musculocutaneous Nerve" by people in Profiles.
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Answer to Cabona et al « Isolated musculocutaneous nerve involvement in COVID-19 related Neuralgic amyotrophy» Joint Bone Spine 2021;88:105238 and to Finsterer and Scorza « SARS-CoV-2 or SARS-CoV-2 vaccination associated Parsonage-Turner syndrome». Joint Bone Spine 2021;88:105239. Joint Bone Spine. 2021 12; 88(6):105240.
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Isolated musculocutaneous nerve involvement in COVID-19 related Neuralgic amyotrophy. Comment on: "Neuralgic amyotrophy and COVID-19 infection: 2 cases of spinal accessory nerve palsy" by Coll et al. Joint Bone Spine 2021;88:105196. Joint Bone Spine. 2021 12; 88(6):105238.
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Radial artery spasm treatment by radial, median, or musculocutaneous nerve block? A potential therapeutic dilemma. Can J Anaesth. 2018 05; 65(5):590.