Neurophysiological evidence of neuroplasticity at multiple levels of the somatosensory system in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome

Brain

Volumn 121, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1785-1794

  Tinazzi, Michele ^a   Zanette, Giampietro ^a   Volpato, Dino ^a   Testoni, Ruggero ^b   Bonato, Claudio ^a   Manganotti, Paolo ^a   Miniussi, Carlo ^c   Fiaschi, Antonio ^a  

^a Sez di Neurologia Riabilitativa   (Italy)

^b Clin Ortopedica   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain plasticity; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Deafferentation; Sensorimotor cortex; Somatosensory evoked potentials

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN STEM; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEAFFERENTATION; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD; ULNAR NERVE; WRIST;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN STEM; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; REFERENCE VALUES; SCALP; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SPINAL CORD; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0031710014     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/121.9.1785     Document Type: Article

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