Alteration of proximal conduction velocity at distal nerve injury in carpal tunnel syndrome: Demyelinating versus axonal change

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 161-166

  Chang, Ming Hong ^a,b,c   Liu, Lu Han ^a,b,c   Lee, Yi Chung ^a,b,c   Hsieh, Peiyuan F ^a,b,c  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; CTS; Electrodiagnosis; Retrograde axonal atrophy; Retrograde conduction slowing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NERVE INJURY; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; ULNAR NERVE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 44649109635     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e3181775981     Document Type: Article

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