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Early diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome: Comparison of sensory conduction studies of four fingers
Author(s) -
Terzis S.,
Paschalis C.,
Metallinos I.C.,
Papapetropoulos T.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4598(199811)21:11<1543::aid-mus28>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - carpal tunnel syndrome , numerical digit , medicine , sensory system , median nerve , electrodiagnosis , audiology , surgery , psychology , neuroscience , mathematics , arithmetic
Sensory studies of four fingers were performed on 72 patients with early (distal motor latency <4.2 ms) carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and on 43 control subjects. Results demonstrate that sensory studies of digit 4 yields the highest sensitivity (88%) for diagnosis of early CTS. The sensitivity of digit 1, digit 2, and digit 3 was 61%, 22%, and 50%, respectively. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Muscle Nerve 21: 1543–1545, 1998