Double crush syndrome evaluation in the median nerve in clinical, radiological and electrophysiological examination

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 123, Issue , 2006, Pages 435-441

  Flak, Maria ^a   Durmala, Jacek ^a   Czernicki, Krzysztof ^a   Dobosiewicz, Krystyna ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^b KATOWICE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

carpal tunnel syndrome; cervical radiculopathy; double crush syndrome; electromyography; SEP

Indexed keywords

BONE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; X RAYS;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC METHODS; DOUBLE CRUSH SYNDROME; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; RADICULOPATHY; SOMATOSENSORY EVOKED POTENTIALS; X RAY EXAMINATION;

DIAGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CRUSH SYNDROME; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLAND; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRUSH SYNDROME; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; POLAND;

EID: 39049193677     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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