Median and ulnar nerve conduction measurements in patients with symptoms of diabetic peripheral neuropathy using the NC-Stat® system

Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 816-824

  Vinik, Aaron I ^a   Emley, Mark S ^b   Megerian, J Thomas ^b,c   Gozani, Shai N ^b,d  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NeuroMetrix Inc   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 12344276304     PISSN: 15209156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dia.2004.6.816     Document Type: Article

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