Association between asymptomatic median mononeuropathy and diabetic polyneuropathy severity in patients with diabetes mellitus

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 278, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 41-43

  Stamboulis, Eleftherios ^a   Voumvourakis, Konstantinos ^a   Andrikopoulou, Athina ^a   Koutsis, Georgios ^a   Tentolouris, Nicholas ^a   Kodounis, Adonis ^a   Tsivgoulis, Georgios ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic median mononeuropathy; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Diabetic neuropathy; Non dominant hand

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC MEDIAN MONONEUROPATHY; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIABETIC PATIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONONEUROPATHY; MORBIDITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDIAN NEUROPATHY; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 58849155921     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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