Tethered Median Nerve Stress Test in the diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 57-60

  Raudino, F ^a  

^a VALDUCE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Median Nerve Stress Test; Stress Test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; HYPOTROPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; PROVOCATION TEST; SENSORY SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; FOREARM; HUMANS; HYPESTHESIA; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PERCUSSION; REACTION TIME; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPINATION; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 0033975503     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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