Extra-median spread of sensory symptoms in carpal tunnel syndrome suggests the presence of pain-related mechanisms

Pain

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 264-270

  Zanette, Giampietro ^a,b   Marani, Silvia ^a,b   Tamburin, Stefano ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b PEDERZOLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; CTS; Median nerve; Neuropathic pain; Pain; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE LESION; NEUROGRAPHY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; ULNAR NERVE;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; HYPESTHESIA; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSATION DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THUMB; TOUCH; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 33646716461     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2006.01.034     Document Type: Article

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