Diurnal variation in clinical and electrophysiologic parameters associated with carpal tunnel syndrome

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 731-737

  Sozay, Seyhan ^a   Sarfakoǧlu, Ayşe Banu ^b   Ayaş, Şehri ^a   Çetin, Nuri ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Nevsehir State Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Compressive Neuropathy; Diurnal Rhythm; Median Nerve; Nerve Conduction Test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CONDUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION;

EID: 80051787833     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31822409cf     Document Type: Article

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