Laser evoked potentials in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 353-359

  de Tommaso, Marina ^a   Libro, Giuseppe ^b   Difruscolo, Olimpia ^a   Sardaro, Michele ^a   Serpino, Claudia ^a   Calabrese, Rita ^a   Vecchio, Eleonora ^a   Livrea, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b PERRINO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Laser evoked potentials; Pain

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; LASER; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SKIN;

ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59149091780     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2008.11.017     Document Type: Article

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