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Neurophysiological evaluation of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome using different diagnostic methods

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Background: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is the most common form of median nerve entrapment, and represents about 90% of all entrapment neuropathies. Diagnosis of CTS depends mainly on clinical evaluation and nerve conduction studies. This study aims at studying sensitivities of different conventional and other modified neurophysiological methods in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome. Methods: One hundred and nine hands of 83 patients with clinical presentation of CTS have been included in this study in the period between August, 2022 and February, 2023. Hands were classified clinically as mild to moderate or severe according to the modified criteria of the Italian CTS Study Group. Conventional techniques used were assessment of the median nerve distal motor latency at wrist and assessment of the median nerve sensory conduction velocity at index. We used also 2 motor and 6 sensory modified techniques. Results: Collectively, modified nonconventional techniques - especially the sensory ones - showed higher sensitivities than those of conventional techniques. Differences were more obvious in patients with mild to moderate clinical presentation. The most sensitive methods were methods measuring differences between median and ulnar sensory latencies. Conclusion: Sensory modified techniques were the most helpful in diagnosing CTS especially in patients with early clinical presentation

DOI

10.21608/mjmr.2023.211598.1397

Keywords

CTS, Neurophysiological, Diagnosis

Authors

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Muhammad

Last Name

Ismail

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Mamdouh

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Department of Neuropsychaitry, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt

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mohamed.mamdouh@mu.edu.eg

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First Name

Nermin

Last Name

Hamdy

MiddleName

Aly

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Department of Neuropsychaitry, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt

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nermeen.ali@mu.edu.eg

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Yehia

MiddleName

Abdelfatah

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Department of Neuropsychaitry, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt

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abammo@yahoo.com

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First Name

Rasha

Last Name

Saleh

MiddleName

Nady

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Department of Neuropsychaitry, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt

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rashaelshwekh82@gmail.com

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First Name

Tasneem

Last Name

Desouky

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Department of Neuropsychaitry, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt

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tasneem902009@gmail.com

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Abdelkader

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-

Affiliation

Department of Neuropsychaitry, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt

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abdelkader9090@yahoo.com

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Volume

34

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3

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43488

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2023-07-01

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2023-05-17

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2023-07-01

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11

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18

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2682-4558

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Minia Journal of Medical Research

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Neurophysiological evaluation of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome using different diagnostic methods

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28 Dec 2024