The relationship between symptoms and electrophysiological detected compression of the median nerve at the wrist

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 398-402

  De Campos, Carmelinda Correia ^a,b   Manzano, G M ^a   Leopoldino, J F ^a   Nobrega J A M ^a   Sanudo A ^a   De Araujo Peres, C ^a   Castelo, A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Disability; Nerve conduction; Nocturnal symptoms; Pain; Paresthesia; Weakness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE COMPRESSION; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WRIST;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NEUROPATHY; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WRIST;

EID: 8844265287     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2004.00332.x     Document Type: Article

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