Nerve conduction tests in patients with fibromyalgia: Comparison with normal controls

Rheumatology International

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 166-170

  Ersoz, Murat ^a,b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Entrapment neuropathy; Fibromyalgia; Nerve conduction tests; Paresthesia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NERVE COMPRESSION; PARESTHESIA; PERONEUS NERVE; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; TIBIAL NERVE; ULNAR NERVE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PARESTHESIA; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0042660822     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-002-0271-2     Document Type: Article

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