Comparative diagnostic sensitivities of orthodromic or antidromic sensory inching test in mild carpal tunnel syndrome

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 442-446

  Seror, Paul ^a  

^a Laboratoire d'Electromyographie   (France)

Author keywords

Antidromic study; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Inching test; Median nerve; Orthodromic study; Sensory nerve conduction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIDROMIC STIMULATION; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE CONDUCTION; WRIST;

EID: 0034028007     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/mr.2000.3864     Document Type: Article

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