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Thanks for all of the replies to the original post. I greatly appreciate them. About case 1: I found what I was referring to in Pocketpedia 2003 (Choi)- the black review book many of us are familiar with- page 19- The main point of interest is the fact that it distinctly says "ulnar nerve"...

Any muscle atrophy on physical examination?

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?p=11037018#post11037018 Sorry if this counts as a double post. Reconsidered that this may be a better place to present this. Thanks

Thanks for the reply. I am an attending. Did you/ anyone catch in Pocketpedia about "whiplash" injury and ulnar nerve distribution symptoms. It didn't come to the front of my mind until I heard about the case. Wish I knew the page number. About the "cubital tunnel syndrome" I wonder...

If you want to give input please do! 1) after a "whiplash" injury/ MVA, hit from behind- why is it common to have symptoms in an ulnar nerve distribution and would there be changes on NCS/EMG? I read this in pocketpedia and never paid it any mind until another doc presented such a case to me...