Prevalence of bifid median nerve at wrist assessed through ultrasound

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 615-618

  Granata, Giuseppe ^a,b   Caliandro, Pietro ^a,b   Pazzaglia, Costanza ^a,b   Minciotti, Ileana ^b   Russo, Giuseppina ^b   Martinoli, Carlo ^c   Padua, Luca ^a,b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bifid median nerve; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIFID MEDIAN NERVE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; WRIST;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WRIST; WRIST JOINT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053954901     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-011-0582-8     Document Type: Article

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