Carpal tunnel syndrome diagnosis

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 229-247

  Sucher, Benjamin M ^a   Schreiber, Adam L ^b  

^a EMG Labs of Arizona Arthritis and oRheumatology Associates   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel; Median nerve; Nerve compression; Neuropathy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DEMYELINATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE EXAMINATION; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NEUROPATHY; PALPATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; RANVIER NODE; REVIEW; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SYNOVIUM; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 84899643456     PISSN: 10479651     EISSN: 15581381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2014.01.004     Document Type: Review

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