Comparison of nerve conduction techniques in 95 mild carpal tunnel syndrome hands

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 57, Issue 2 A, 1999, Pages 195-197

  Kouyoumdjian, Joao Aris ^a,b   Morita, Maria Da Penha Ananias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Compression neuropathy; Electrodiagnosis; Median nerve; Nerve conduction studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CONDUCTION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033145745     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X1999000200005     Document Type: Review

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