Early detection of median nerve syndrome at the carpal tunnel with high-resolution 18 MHz ultrasonography in systemic sclerosis patients

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 5 SUPPL. 62, 2010, Pages

  Bandinelli, F ^a   Kaloudi, O ^a   Candelieri, A ^b   Conforti, M L ^a   Casale, R ^c   Cammarata, S ^d   Grassiri, G ^d   Miniati, I ^a   Melchiorre, D ^a   Matucci Cerinic, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c IRCCS   (Italy)

^d Esaote   (Italy)

Author keywords

Median nerve; Systemic sclerosis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRICTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN FIBROSIS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; SCLERODERMA, DIFFUSE; SCLERODERMA, LIMITED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650544171     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: 1593098X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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