A new clinical scale of carpal tunnel syndrome: Validation of the measurement and clinical-neurophysiological assessment

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 71-77

  Giannini, F ^a   Cioni, R ^a   Mondelli, M ^b   Padua, R ^c   Gregori, B ^d   D'Amico, P ^e   Padua, L ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b ASL 7   (Italy)

^c San Giacomo Hospital   (Italy)

^d IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^f CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^g IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Clinical scale; Neurophysiological assessment; Patient oriented assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0036155885     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(01)00704-0     Document Type: Article

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