| Autor: |
Baumann, F., Karlikaya, G., Yuksel, G., Citci, B., Kose, G., Tireli, H. |
| Přispěvatelé: |
Baumann, F., Karlikaya, G., Yuksel, G., Citci, B., Kose, G., Tireli, H., Yeditepe Üniversitesi |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2007 |
| Předmět: |
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| Popis: |
Purpose: The true incidence of pregnancy related carpal tunnel syndrome (PRCTS) is unknown. Most of the diagnoses of PRCTS are made based only on clinical symptoms. Here, we report a prospective controlled clinical trial assessing the electrophysiological changes in pregnant women to provide objective measure of the median nerve function. Methods: Pregnant women in the third trimester (n=69) and age-matched non-pregnant women (n=40) asymptomatic for CTS were included in the study. Nerve conduction studies of the median and ulnar nerves across the carpal tunnel were bilaterally performed with the standard techniques. Results: All the median sensory nerve conduction studies (amplitude, latency and velocity) performed from the ring finger and palmar region to wrist showed significant prolongation of median nerve conduction in the pregnant women compared with the control group (*p=0.05). Median sensory nerve latencies from palmar branches to wrist were significantly longer in the pregnant group (**p |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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