Comparison of sensitivity of transcarpal median motor conduction velocity and conventional conduction techniques in electrodiagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 984-991

  Chang, Ming Hong ^a,b   Liu, Lu Han ^a,b   Lee, Yi Chung ^a,b   Wei, Shiew Jue ^a,b   Chiang, Hui Ling ^a,b   Hsieh, Peiyuan F ^a,b  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; CTS; Electrodiagnosis; Transcarpal motor or sensory conduction velocity; Wrist palm motor conduction velocity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; REACTION TIME; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 33646042575     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2006.01.015     Document Type: Article

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