Assessment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Severity by Ultrasound and Electrodiagnosis Study

Volume 21 No 1 (2023)

Mohammed Kadhom Awajel , Abdullnasir Hussin , Mohammed Ab-Khudhur

DOI: 10.14704/nq.2022.20.1.NQ22005

Abstract

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the upper limb neuropathic entrapment. Electrodiagnostic study (EDX) is the gold standard for diagnosis. However, EDX is not always abnormal in CTS beside its relatively high cost which requires the search for alternative modalities

Keywords

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Ultrasound, Median Cross–sectional Area, Nerve Conduction Study, Electrodiagnostic Study

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