Conduction block and segmental velocities in carpal tunnel syndrome

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology - Electromyography and Motor Control

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 321-327

  Di Guglielmo, Giovanni ^a   Torrieri, Filomena ^a   Repaci, Maria ^a   Uncini, Antonino ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b Clinica Neurologica   (Italy)

Author keywords

carpal tunnel syndrome; conduction block; segmental conduction velocities

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030754955     PISSN: 0924980X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-980X(97)00029-5     Document Type: Article

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