Ring finger testing in carpal tunnel syndrome: a comparative study of diagnostic utility
| Autor: | Murray Solomon, Antonino Uncini, Dale J. Lange, Robert E. Lovelace, Betty Soliven, Jacob Meer |
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| Rok vydání: | 1989 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Physiology Neural Conduction Fingers Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Physiology (medical) Electroneuronography medicine Humans Carpal tunnel In patient Latency (engineering) Carpal tunnel syndrome Ulnar nerve Ulnar Nerve Aged Aged 80 and over business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Numerical digit Median nerve nervous system diseases Surgery Median Nerve medicine.anatomical_structure Female Neurology (clinical) Radiology business |
| Zdroj: | Musclenerve. 12(9) |
| ISSN: | 0148-639X |
| Popis: | Because digit 4 (D4) has dual innervation, median and ulnar sensory latencies can be determined over identical distances. To determine if D4 testing is more sensitive than other commonly used techniques to diagnose carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), we examined 42 hands with clinical evidence of carpal tunnel syndrome and 43 control hands. D4 latency was significantly longer than controls more often than digit 2 (D2) in patients with CTS. Comparing median to ulnar latencies from D4 was the most sensitive method to make the diagnosis of CTS. In mild CTS, a characteristic double peak potential was seen in recordings from the median nerve after stimulating D4. This potential provided immediate visual confirmation of the diagnosis of CTS. Comparing D4 latency along median and ulnar nerves is useful for detecting mild CTS and should be used whenever there are clinical signs and symptoms of CTS but electrodiagnostic studies are normal or borderline. |
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