Symptoms of 100 patients with electromyographically verified carpal tunnel syndrome

Stevens, J. Clarke; Smith, Benn E.; Weaver, Amy L.; Bosch, E. Peter; Deen, H. Gordon; Wilkens, James A.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-4598(199910)22:10<1448::aid-mus17>3.3.co;2-p

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“…Padua et al showed in their data a positive correlation between age and severity of nerve conduction abnormality, noted also by other authors. 14,25 Although there are theoretical reasons, stated earlier, for accepting that the ranking of severity by this method is valid, i.e., that higher grades indicate worse nerve function than do lower grades, it is useful to compare it against another measure. The comparison with symptom score reveals a strong linear relationship and shows that the neurophysiological ranking does correspond to a clinical variable, in agreement with other studies.…”

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A neurophysiological grading scale for carpal tunnel syndrome

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“…1 Nerve conduction studies (NCS) were performed unless it was obvious that some other condition was responsible for the paresthesia. This study estimated the frequency of CTS in 1995 among Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, employees who use a computer.…”

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The frequency of carpal tunnel syndrome in computer users at a medical facility

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A survey was done of employees who were identified as frequent computer users. Although 29.6% of the employees reported hand paresthesias, only 27 employees (10.5%) met clinical criteria for carpal tunnel syndrome, and in 9 (3.5%) the syndrome was confirmed by nerve conduction studies. Affected and unaffected employees had similar occupations, years using a computer, and time using the computer during the day. The frequency of carpal tunnel syndrome in computer users is similar to that in the general population.

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“…Electrophysiological findings may be false positive (asymptomatic median neuropathy) in almost 18% of the general population, mostly among people with diabetes 3 of whom 25% are expected to eventually develop symptomatic CTS after 6 to 11 years 8,9 . The results indicated moderate sensitivitly (51%) and high specificty (95%) of clinical evaluation.…”

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