Median-to-ulnar sensory nerve action potential amplitude ratio as an electrodiagnostic adjunct for carpal tunnel syndrome

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 756-759

  Nesathurai, Shanker ^a   Gwardjan, Andrew ^b   Kamath, Anantha N ^a  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROPATHY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; SENSORY NERVE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0033059966     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(99)90223-X     Document Type: Article

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