Short-term electrophysiological conduction change in median nerve fibres after carpal tunnel release

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1025-1030

  Ginanneschi, Federica ^a   Milani, Paolo ^a   Reale, Fabio ^b   Rossi, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel release; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Electrophysiology; Follow up

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AXONS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE FIBERS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 54049124401     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.07.006     Document Type: Article

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