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Nocturnal prolactin secretion in carpal tunnel syndrome

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The correlation between plasma PRL levels and CTS was investigated in 21 patients in whom a specific causal agent of CTS could not be identified. No correlation between plasma PRL levels and other clinical and neurophysiological data was detected

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Il rapporto fra concentrazione plasmatica della PRL e sindrome del tunnel carpale è stata studiata in 21 pazienti con la forma idiopatica di tale sindrome. Non è stata trovata una correlazione fra i livelli di PRL e i dati clinici e neurofisiologici in questi pazienti.

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  1. Clinica Ortopedica, Università degli Studi di Modena, Unità Sanitaria Locale 16, Italia

    Rossi E., Santis G. De & Landi A.

  2. Clinica Medica I, Università degli Studi di Modena, Unità Sanitaria Locale 16, Italia

    Sighinolfi E. & Grandi M.

  3. Clinica Neurologica, Università degli Studi di Modena, Unità Sanitaria Locale 16, Italia

    Bortolotti P. & Schoenhuber R.

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Rossi, E., Sighinolfi, E., Bortolotti, P. et al. Nocturnal prolactin secretion in carpal tunnel syndrome. Ital J Neuro Sci 5, 405–408 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02042623

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