Thank you for this link. I am not sure how credible this site is, but for someone with actual nerve damage (it says is rare), here are possible ways to get this diagnosed:
"Documenting the relationship of the symptoms to the injection is key to making the diagnosis. For delayed symptoms, a recent history of an injection near the affected nerve is confirmatory also. If the palsy is complete or partial, then a detailed physical examination confirms which nerve or neural element (of a plexus) is damaged. Although supplementary tests, like electrodiagnostics or MR/CT imaging, may provide additional information, the diagnosis per se is often confirmed with the history and physical examination alone. For patients who are at least 3-4 weeks from their injury, electrodiagnostic testing may confirm the nerve injured, the extent of the injury, and serial examinations can be used to document early recovery, thus precluding surgery. CT scans are obtained when a hematoma causing nerve damage is suspected, this is rare however. High resolution MRI is becoming more popular in documenting the focality of nerve injury, as well as the degree of nerve edema present. "
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Thank you for this link. I am not sure how credible this site is, but for someone with actual nerve damage (it says is rare), here are possible ways to get this diagnosed:
October 7, 2010 - 12:16pm"Documenting the relationship of the symptoms to the injection is key to making the diagnosis. For delayed symptoms, a recent history of an injection near the affected nerve is confirmatory also. If the palsy is complete or partial, then a detailed physical examination confirms which nerve or neural element (of a plexus) is damaged. Although supplementary tests, like electrodiagnostics or MR/CT imaging, may provide additional information, the diagnosis per se is often confirmed with the history and physical examination alone. For patients who are at least 3-4 weeks from their injury, electrodiagnostic testing may confirm the nerve injured, the extent of the injury, and serial examinations can be used to document early recovery, thus precluding surgery. CT scans are obtained when a hematoma causing nerve damage is suspected, this is rare however. High resolution MRI is becoming more popular in documenting the focality of nerve injury, as well as the degree of nerve edema present. "
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