Carpal tunnel syndrome despite negative neurophysiological studies

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 135-140

  Kitsis, C K ^a   Savvidou, O ^a   Alam, A ^a   Cherry, R J ^a  

^a QUEEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Nerve conduction studies; Neurophysiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DYSESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPLINT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STEROIDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036093770     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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