Peripheral neuropathies of the forearm and hand in rheumatoid arthritis: Diagnosis and options for treatment

Rheumatology International

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 951-957

  Muramatsu, Keiichi ^a   Tanaka, Hiroshi ^a   Taguchi, Toshihiko ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Median nerve; Peripheral neuropathy; Radial nerve; Rheumatoid arthritis; Ulnar nerve

Indexed keywords

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FOREARM; HAND DISEASE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JOINT DESTRUCTION; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE PARALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYMPTOM; SYNOVITIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; ULNAR NERVE; VASCULITIS;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FOREARM; HAND; HUMANS; ULNAR NEUROPATHIES;

EID: 47249128020     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-008-0630-8     Document Type: Review

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