Entrapment neuropathy of the palmar cutaneous branch of the median nerve in carpal tunnel syndrome

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2514-2517

  Imai, Tomihiro ^a   Wada, Takuro ^a   Matsumoto, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Entrapment neuropathy; Median nerve; Nerve conduction study; Orthodromic stimulation; Palmar cutaneous branch

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE POTENTIAL; PALMAR CUTANEOUS BRANCH OF MEDIAN NERVE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN SENSATION; THENAR;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN;

EID: 4644266568     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2004.05.015     Document Type: Article

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