Neurologie Disorders Masquerading as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: 12 Cases of Failed Carpal Tunnel Release

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 409-413

  Witt, John C ^a   Clarke Stevens, J ^a,b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Murfreesboro Medical Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POLYNEUROPATHY; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SYRINGOMYELIA;

EID: 0034126307     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/75.4.409     Document Type: Article

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