Electrophysiological studies in mild idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology - Electromyography and Motor Control

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 44-49

  Girlanda, P ^a   Quartarone, A ^a   Sinicropi, S ^a   Pronesti C ^a   Nicolosi, C ^a   MacAione, V ^a   Picciolo, G ^a   Messina, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrophysiological investigations; Mild carpal tunnel syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0031910358     PISSN: 0924980X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-980X(97)00076-3     Document Type: Article

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