Pyridoxine Hydrochloride Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Review

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 96-104

  Aufiero, Elaine ^a   Stitik, Todd P ^a   Foye, Patrick M ^a   Chen, Boqing ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Electrodiagnosis; Median nerve; Pyridoxine; Vitamin B6

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; PYRIDOXINE;

ANALGESIA; ANTINOCICEPTION; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PYRIDOXINE DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; PYRIDOXINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN B 6 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 1842525149     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1301/nr.2004.mar.96-104     Document Type: Review

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