Correlation between two-point discrimination and median nerve sensory response

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1196-1200

  Marlowe, Evan S ^a   Bonner Jr , Francis J ^a,c   Berkowitz, Allen R ^b  

^a GRADUATE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Hand Surgery and Rehabilitation Center of New Jersey   (United States)

^c Pepper Pavilion   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Evoked response; Median nerve; Sensory nerve action potential; Two point discrimination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; THUMB;

ADULT; AGED; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 0032819188     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199909)22:9<1196::AID-MUS5>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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