A comparison of F waves in peripheral nerve disorders

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 45, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 417-423

  Koçer, Abdulkadir ^a,c,d   Gözke, Eren ^a   Dörtcan, Nimet ^a   Us, Önder ^b  

^a Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^d NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; F wave latency; Polyneuropathy; Radiculopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; RADICULOPATHY; SENSORY SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; POLYNEUROPATHIES; RADICULOPATHY; REACTION TIME; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 30344464087     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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