Provocative tests in different stages of carpal tunnel syndrome

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 178-183

  Mondelli, M ^a   Passero, S ^b   Giannini, F ^b  

^a Servizio di EMG   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Median nerve; Polyneuropathy; Provocative tests; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRESSURE; PROVOCATION TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYNEUROPATHIES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 0034877383     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-8467(01)00140-8     Document Type: Article

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