Carpal tunnel syndrome in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and late onset cerebellar ataxia

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 553-558

  Mondelli, M ^a   Porta Della, P ^a   Zalaffi, A ^a   Rossi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

EID: 0029843927     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(96)80065-9     Document Type: Article

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