Carpal tunnel syndrome and metabolic syndrome

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-117

  Balci, K ^a   Utku, U ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Electrophysiological study; Metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COMORBIDITY; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MEDIAN NEUROPATHY; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34547424914     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2007.00797.x     Document Type: Article

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