AAEM minimonograph 26: The electrodiagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1477-1486

  Stevens, J Clarke ^a,b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine Rochester   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Diagnosis; Needle electrode examination; Nerve conduction study

Indexed keywords

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE CONDUCTION; PARESTHESIA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ULNAR NERVE;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; SENSATION;

EID: 0030810239     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199712)20:12<1477::AID-MUS1>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Review

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