Carpal tunnel syndrome: Demyelinative or ischemic conduction block?

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 223-224

  Kuwabara, Satoshi ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DEMYELINATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; NEURAL CONDUCTION; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY;

EID: 59149089942     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2008.10.150     Document Type: Editorial

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