Relationship between electrodiagnostic severity and neuropathic pain assessed by the LANSS pain scale in carpal tunnel syndrome

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-71

  Gürsoy, Azize Esra ^a   Kolukisa, Mehmet ^a   Yildiz, Gülsen Babacan ^a   Kocaman, Gülşen ^a   Çelebi, Arif ^a   Koçer, Abdülkadir ^a  

^a BEZMIALEM VAKIF UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Electrodiagnostic evaluation; LANSS; Neuropathic pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLODYNIA; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HAND PAIN; HUMAN; LEEDS ASSESSMENT OF NEUROPATHIC SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; WRIST PAIN;

EID: 84872831467     PISSN: 11766328     EISSN: 11782021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/NDT.S38513     Document Type: Article

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