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AAEE minimonograph #26: The electrodiagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome
Author(s) -
Stevens J. Clarke
Publication year - 1987
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/mus.880100202
Subject(s) - carpal tunnel syndrome , electrodiagnosis , medicine , median nerve , nerve conduction , electromyography , carpal tunnel , motor nerve , sensory nerve , surgery , physical medicine and rehabilitation , sensory system , anatomy , neuroscience , psychology
The electrodiagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome is reviewed, including discussions of old and new techniques of motor and sensory nerve conduction, anomalous innervation, needle electrode examination, and one method of examining a patient with suspected carpal tunnel syndrome. The results of electromyographic testing of 505 patients with carpal tunnel synddrome in Rochester, Minnesota, from 1961 to 1980 are compared with result from previous studies. In the appendixes, a method of performing median motor and sensory nerve conduction studies and Mayo Clinic normal values are provided.