The significance of second lumbrical-interosseous latency comparison in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 198-203

  Argyriou, A A ^a   Karanasios, P ^a   Makridou, A ^a   Makris, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY GENERAL HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Diagnosis; Neurophysiology; Second lumbrical interosseous latency test

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HAND PALM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE FUNCTION; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; SECOND LUMBRICAL INTRAOSSEOUS LATENCY TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STANDARD; ULNA; VELOCITY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 69249191829     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2008.01141.x     Document Type: Article

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