Sensitivity of Median Sensory Nerve Conduction Tests in Digital Branches for the Diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-21

  Aydin, Gülümser ^a,d   Keleş, Işik ^a   Demir, Sibel Özbudak ^b   Baysal, Ali Ihsan ^c  

^a KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Ankara Rehabilitation Center   (Turkey)

^c GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Digital Branch; Electrodiagnosis; Median Nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; PERFORMANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; WRIST;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0346158090     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PHM.0000104662.71129.B9     Document Type: Article

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