Isolated Median Sensory Neuropathy After Acupuncture

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2379-2381

  Lee, Chang Ho ^a   Hyun, Jung Keun ^a   Lee, Seong Jae ^a  

^a Dankook University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Complications; Electrodiagnosis; Median nerve; Rehabilitation; Thermography

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; APRICOT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INDEX FINGER; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RADIAL NERVE; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; THUMB; ULNAR NERVE;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NEUROPATHY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 56849113316     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.06.013     Document Type: Article

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