Natural Course and Treatment Efficacy: One-Year Observation in Diabetic and Idiopathic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 446-453

  Kiylioglu, Nefati ^a   Bicerol, Banu ^a   Ozkul, Ayca ^a   Akyol, Ali ^a  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Boston questionnaire; Carpal tunnel syndrome; CTS; Diabetes mellitus; Natural course; Nerve conduction study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; OBSERVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74249083850     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e3181c298e3     Document Type: Article

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