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Do you typically recommend EMG/nerve conduction study for patients with stinger syndrome as a result of an athletic injury?

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Neurology · Brown University

"Stingers," also known as "burners," refer to transient neuropractic injuries of the upper trunk of the brachial plexus and/or superior cervical roots resulting from mechanical compression, percussion, or traction injury. These injuries typically manifest as pain, and/or sensory or motor dysfunction...

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