Relative slowing of the median antidromic sensory nerve conduction velocity to the ring finger in screening for carpal tunnel syndrome

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 947-952

  Schuhfried, Othmar ^a   Vacariu, Gerda ^a   Kopf, Andreas ^a   Paternostro Sluga, Tatjana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Antidromic sensory nerve conduction velocity; carpal tunnel syndrome; diagnostic testing; median ulnar nerve comparison; ring finger

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIDROMIC STIMULATION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SCREENING; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SYMPTOM; ULNAR NERVE; WRIST;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULNAR NERVE; WRIST;

EID: 4744350896     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2004.04.026     Document Type: Article

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