Which hand is worse? Concordance between patient perception and electrodiagnostic results in carpal tunnel syndrome

Abstract

Discordance between patient perception and electrodiagnostic results regarding which hand is affected more severely in patients with CTS should alert the clinician to possible coexisting nonneurologic pathology and prompt regional musculoskeletal examination as indicated.

Endoscopic Compared with Open Operative Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

“…Patients with less severe electrodiagnostic abnormalities note faster symptom improvement 24 , which can be useful in preoperative counseling. Subjective symptoms and electrodiagnostic studies typically correspond with severity in bilateral disease; discrepancies should raise concern for alternative diagnoses 25 .…”