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Palmar cutaneous nerve conduction in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome

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dc.contributor.authorİŞAK, BARIŞ
dc.contributor.authorsUluc, Kayihan; Aktas, Ilknur; Sunter, Gulin; Koytak, Pinar Kahraman; Akyuz, Gulseren; Isak, Baris; Tanridag, Tulin; Us, Onder
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-13T12:49:28Z
dc.date.available2022-03-13T12:49:28Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractObjective: This study aimed to assess palmar cutaneous branch of the median nerve (PCBm) conduction in patients with clinically diagnosed carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), to compare PCBm conduction with that of the median and ulnar nerves, and to determine the PCBm conduction abnormality rate in patients with CTS. Materials and Methods: The study included 99 hands of 60 patients with clinical CTS and 38 hands of 38 healthy controls. Sensory nerve conduction study (NCS) was performed on the median nerve, ulnar nerve, and PCBm, and onset latency, conduction velocity and amplitude were recorded. Additionally, differences in latency and velocity between the median nerve and PCBm, and the difference in latency between the median and ulnar nerves were calculated. Results: In all, 56% of the patients with CTS had abnormal PCBm conduction. Additionally, in 7 of 8 hands with abnormal sensation -both in the thenar eminence and abnormal sensory distribution along the main branch -NCS of the PCBm was also abnormal. Conclusions: The PCBm is not ideal as a comparator nerve for the neurophysiological diagnosis of CTS. The frequency of PCBm abnormality in CTS patients may be related to the concomitant damage in both of these nerves. Additionally, the present findings may help explain, at least in part, why patients with CTS often exhibit sensory involvement beyond the classical median nerve sensory borders.
dc.identifier.doi10.3109/00207454.2014.971788
dc.identifier.eissn1563-5279
dc.identifier.issn0020-7454
dc.identifier.pubmed25271802
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11424/238284
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000365575600004
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
dc.relation.ispartofINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectCarpal tunnel syndrome
dc.subjectmedian nerve
dc.subjectpalmar cutaneous nerve
dc.subjectnerve conduction studies
dc.subjectMEDIAN NERVE
dc.subjectENTRAPMENT NEUROPATHY
dc.subjectBRANCH
dc.subjectELECTRODIAGNOSIS
dc.subjectFINGER
dc.titlePalmar cutaneous nerve conduction in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome
dc.typearticle
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oaire.citation.issue11
oaire.citation.startPage817
oaire.citation.titleINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
oaire.citation.volume125
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