Exclusive electrophysiological motor involvement in carpal tunnel syndrome

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 110, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1471-1474

  Repaci, Maria ^a   Torrieri, Filomena ^a   Di Blasio, Francesco ^a   Uncini, Antonino ^a  

^a Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratory   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abnormal distal motor latency; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Motor fiber involvement; Normal sensory conduction velocity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HAND; HUMANS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0032818052     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(99)00071-1     Document Type: Article

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