The significance of intact sympathetic skin responses in carpal tunnel syndrome

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 455-459

  Argyriou, A A ^a   Polychronopoulos, P ^a   Moutopulou, E ^a   Aplada, M ^a   Chroni, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Autonomic dysfunction; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Sympathetic skin response

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SWEATING; SYMPATHETIC TONE; ULNAR NERVE;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; SKIN; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 33744755096     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01263.x     Document Type: Article

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