The Relationship Between Electrodiagnostic Findings and the DN4 Questionnaire in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
| Autor: | Raife Sirin Atlig, Selin Turan Turgut, Turgut Adatepe, Afitap Icagasioglu, Esra Selimoglu, Erkan Mesci |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Electromyography Hypoesthesia Demographic data medicine.disease nervous system diseases Physical medicine and rehabilitation Rheumatology Electrodiagnostic testing Neuropathic pain Physical therapy medicine In patient medicine.symptom business Carpal tunnel syndrome Rehabilitation department |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain. 21:19-22 |
| ISSN: | 1540-7012 1058-2452 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/10582452.2012.762820 |
| Popis: | ObjectiveWe aimed to identify relationships between findings of electrodiagnostic testing [electromyography [EMG]] and the Douleur Neuropathique 4 Questions [DN4] questionnaire in patients that presented to our physical therapy and rehabilitation department with carpal tunnel syndrome [CTS].MethodsIn our study, patients diagnosed with CTS by EMG were included. Demographic data of the patients were acquired and analyzed. The EMG findings were recorded. The Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire [BCTSQ] was used for assessment of the patients' subjective complaints. The presence of neuropathic pain was assessed by the DN4 questionnaire.ResultsRecruited were 132 hands of 72 [66 female and 6 male] with CTS. The severity of the CTS and the BCTSQ scores exhibited a statistically significant relationship [P |
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