Early diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome: Comparison of digit 1 with wrist and distoproximal ratio

Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 2001, Issue , 2001, Pages 2-10

  Sharma, Khema R ^a   Rotta, Francisco ^a   Romano, Jose ^a   Ayyar, D Ram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Digit one; Distoproximal ratio; Early diagnosis; Median sensory nerve conduction velocity; Receiver operating characteristic curve; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NEUROPATHY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; ULNAR NERVE; WRIST; ACTION POTENTIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FINGER; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MEDIAN NERVE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CONDUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REACTION TIME; ROC CURVE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REACTION TIME; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WRIST;

EID: 27644588872     PISSN: 15268748     EISSN: 15268748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/15268740151079491     Document Type: Article

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