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Correlation between controlled-pressure provocative test duration and electrodiagnostic severity in carpal tunnel syndrome [PDF]

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
Objective: To assess the correlation between controlled-pressure provocative test duration and electrodiagnostic severity in carpal tunnel syndrome. Design: Cross-sectional correlational study.
Apiphan Iamchaimongkol, Khanin Leeareekun, Waree Chira-Adisai, Apisara Keesukphan   +3 more
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Patient-Reported Disability Measures Do Not Correlate with Electrodiagnostic Severity in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome [PDF]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2017
Background:. Electrophysiologic studies including electromyography and nerve conduction studies play a role in the evaluation of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), despite evidence that these studies do not correlate with CTS-specific symptom scores. There is
Jacob E. Tulipan, MD, Kevin F. Lutsky, MD, Mitchell G. Maltenfort, PhD, Mitchell K. Freedman, MD, Pedro K. Beredjiklian, MD   +4 more
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Thenar Muscle Atrophy: Clinical, Electrodiagnostic, and Ultrasound Features in 197 Patients [PDF]

Neurology International
Background/Objectives: Atrophy of the thenar muscles (abductor pollicis brevis [APB], opponens pollicis [OP], and flexor pollicis brevis [FPB]) is most commonly caused by carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).
Lisa B. E. Shields, Vasudeva G. Iyer, Stephen Furmanek, Yi Ping Zhang, Christopher B. Shields   +4 more
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Effect of Hypothyroidism on the Risk of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Electrodiagnostic Parameters [PDF]

Neurology International
Background: Hypothyroidism has been implicated as a risk factor for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). However, the effect of hypothyroidism on the risk of CTS has not been studied in large, non-selective clinic populations, and the impact of hypothyroidism ...
Ahmad R. Abuzinadah
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in the Very Elderly: Clinical, Electrodiagnostic, and Ultrasound Features in a Cohort of 187 Patients [PDF]

Neurology International
Background/Objectives: Elderly patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) have more severe clinical, ultrasonic, and electrodiagnostic (EDX) findings compared to younger patients. Thenar weakness and atrophy are more common at initial presentation in the
Lisa B. E. Shields, Vasudeva G. Iyer, Theresa Kluthe, Yi Ping Zhang, Christopher B. Shields   +4 more
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Clinical and Electrodiagnostic Correlations of Ultrasound-Detected Markedly Enlarged Median Nerve at the Wrist [PDF]

Neurology International
Background/Objectives: This is a retrospective review of 36 patients with electrodiagnostic (EDX) confirmation of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and ultrasound (US) detection of marked median nerve enlargement (defined as a cross-sectional area [CSA] of 40
Lisa B. E. Shields, Vasudeva G. Iyer, Theresa Kluthe, Kahir Jawad, Jun Cai, Yi Ping Zhang, Christopher B. Shields   +6 more
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Diagnostic Technology for Spine Pathology [PDF]

Asian Spine Journal, 2022
Diagnostic techniques for spinal pathologies have been developed in accordance with advances in technology. Accurate diagnosis of spinal pathology is essential for appropriate management of spinal diseases.
Gang-Un Kim, Wook Tae Park, Min Cheol Chang, Gun Woo Lee   +3 more
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Practical use of electromyography in veterinary medicine - A review

Veterinární Medicína, 2022
Electromyography (EMG) is a sophisticated electrodiagnostic-neurophysiological method, which serves to diagnose neuromuscular system diseases. It is based on the measurement of the electrical potentials created by the skeletal muscle activity.
J Fuchs, A Bockay, T Liptak, V Ledecky, M Kuricova   +4 more
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Tolerability of electrodiagnostic studies in patients: a prospective study

BMJ Neurology Open
Introduction Nerve conduction study (NCS) and electromyography (EMG) are electrodiagnostic studies that are highly tolerated by patients despite their nature of causing pain and discomfort.
Chin-Hen Chang, Timithy Mark McClellan, Kevin David Lopez, Thomas Wasser, Somkiat Hemtasilpa   +4 more
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Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma Presenting with Peripheral Neuropathy; A Rare Case of Coincident PCNSL and Mononeuritis Multiplex [PDF]

Reviews in Clinical Medicine, 2018
A 43-year-old male presented with diplopia and right sixth-nerve palsy. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated a lesion in the right periventricular area. High-dose corticosteroid pulse therapy did not resolve the symptom.
Zahra Baghestani, Reza Boostani
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