Entrapment neuropathies of the upper extremity

Neuroanatomy

Volumn 3, Issue , 2004, Pages 18-24

  Bayramoglu, Meral ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Entrapment neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE COMPRESSION; PARESTHESIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; RADIAL NEUROPATHY; REST; REVIEW; SKIN TINGLING; SPLINT; THERMOGRAPHY; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME;

EID: 13644260280     PISSN: 13031783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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