ELECTRODIAGNOSIS OF CARPAL-TUNNEL SYNDROM E - A REVIEW

Authors
BADY B VIAL C
Citation
B. Bady et C. Vial, ELECTRODIAGNOSIS OF CARPAL-TUNNEL SYNDROM E - A REVIEW, Neurophysiologie clinique, 26(4), 1996, pp. 183-201
Citations number
55
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences,"Clinical Neurology",Physiology
Journal title
Neurophysiologie clinique → ACNP
ISSN journal
09877053
Volume
26
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
183 - 201
Database
ISI
SICI code
0987-7053(1996)26:4<183:EOCSE->2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most frequent entrapment neuropathy. Ner ve conduction studies and electromyography are useful to appreciate th e localization and the degree of nerve involvement, and help to the th erapeutic management. Various electrophysiological procedures may be u sed and are reviewed. For each of them positive (sensitivity and speci ficity) and negative points (technical difficulties, errors and false positive) are reported. A guideline is proposed.