Slowed conduction velocity of the median sensory nerve across the carpal tunnel in normal adults

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 598-603

  Pyun, Sung Bom ^a,d   Song, Woohyun ^b   Yoo, Seung Don ^c  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul Metropolitan Children's Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Catholic Kwandong University   (South Korea)

^d Asan Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Action Potentials; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Median Nerve; Nerve Conduction; Nerve Fibers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIDROMIC STIMULATION; ARTICLE; CARPAL CANAL; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; NORMAL HUMAN; PARAMETER; RADIAL NERVE; SENSORY NERVE; TECHNIQUE; WRIST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RADIAL NERVE;

EID: 22644446380     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.phm.0000171004.38035.9e     Document Type: Article

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