The cause of slowed forearm median conduction velocity in carpal tunnel syndrome

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1039-1044

  Chang, Ming Hong ^a,b   Chiang, Hung Ting ^a   Ger, Luo Ping ^a   Yang, Der An ^a,b   Lo, Yuk Kvung ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Conduction block; Electrodiagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NERVE BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; REFERENCE VALUES; ULNAR NERVE; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 0034212985     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(00)00288-1     Document Type: Article

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