Ulcerative and mutilating variant of carpal tunnel syndrome

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 147, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 905-908

  Natale, M ^a   Spennato, P ^a   Bocchetti, A ^a   Fratta, M ^a   Savarese, L ^a   Rotondo, M ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acro osteolysis; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Median nerve; Nail dystrophy; Sclerodactylia; Ulcerative skin lesions

Indexed keywords

ACROOSTEOLYSIS; ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BONE LESION; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; DISTAL PHALANX; FINGER NAIL; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NAIL DYSTROPHY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY SYSTEM; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN DISEASE;

ACRO-OSTEOLYSIS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS, MALFORMED; SKIN ULCER;

EID: 23344448711     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-004-0478-y     Document Type: Article

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