'Sympathy pains' in carpal tunnel syndrome

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 138, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1094-1098

  McLaughlin, M R ^a,c   Pizzi, F J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Chronic constrictive injury; Neuropathic pain; Nociceptive processing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0029792623     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01412313     Document Type: Article

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