The role of needle electromyography in the evaluation of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome: Needle EMG is important

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 282-283

  Gnatz, Steve M ^a,b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

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

Author keywords

'Double crush' syndrome; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Cervical radiculopathy; Needle electromyography

Indexed keywords

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE COMPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MEDIAN NERVE; NECK; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 0032961075     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199902)22:2<282::AID-MUS19>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Review

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