Neurophysiological changes in neurologically asymptomatic hypothyroid patients: A prospective cohort study

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 568-572

  El Salem, Khalid ^a   Ammari, Fawaz ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Hypothyroidism; Nerve conduction studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DELTOID MUSCLE; DEMYELINATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FIRST DORSAL INTEROSSEOUS MUSCLE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MONONEUROPATHY; MOTOR NERVE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MYOPATHY; NEEDLE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PERONEUS NERVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURAL NERVE; SYMPTOM; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; ULNAR NERVE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MEDIAN NEUROPATHY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; REACTION TIME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33845448967     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wnp.0000231273.22681.0e     Document Type: Article

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