Axonal degeneration in association with carpal tunnel syndrome

Median nerve entrapment in the palm to wrist segment is known as carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Electromyography is the best evaluation test to confirm the disease, as it shows a median reduced conduction velocity and/or conduction block; however, the usual CTS electrodiagnostic tests do not separate...

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Main Author: Marcelo Ribeiro Caetano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2003-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2003000100008&tlng=en
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