Vasomotor dysfunction in carpal tunnel syndrome

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 582-586

  Wilder Smith, Einar P V ^a   Fook Chong, Stephanie ^b   Chew, Soh Eng ^a   Chow, Adeline ^a   Guo, Yaling ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Autonomic dysfunction; CTS; Digit blood flow ratio; Small nerve fibers; Small fiber neuropathy; Vasomotor

Indexed keywords

EMLA; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NEUROPATHY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL FIBER NEUROPATHY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOMOTOR DISORDER;

ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOMOTOR SYSTEM;

EID: 0242363199     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.10475     Document Type: Article

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