Changes in electrophysiological parameters after surgery for the carpal tunnel syndrome

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 224-226

  El Hajj, Taghrid ^a   Tohme, Rania ^a   Sawaya, Raja ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Electrophysiology; Median nerve; Nerve conduction studies; Surgical decompression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR NERVE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77953364106     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e3181dd4ff0     Document Type: Article

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