Median nerve ultrasonography in carpal tunnel syndrome

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Median Nerve Lesions

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Median Nerve Lesions

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Median Nerve Lesions

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is by far the most common cause of median nerve damage. The carpal tunnel is an anatomical compartment of the hand; it is bounded on three sides by carpal bones which form an arch, and on the palmar side by the transverse carpal ligament. Pathogenesis CTS results from compromise of median nerve function at the wrist, caused by increased pressure in the carpal tunnel...

Dominance in hands and cross-sectional area of median nerve in carpal tunnel syndrome

Introduction: Currently, neuroresearchers report that the median nerve shows severity-correlated intracarpal enlargement in idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) as a most common peripheral neuropathic disorder. The purpose of this paper was to investigate ultrasonography morphological findings in patients with idiopathic CTS and comparing some physical properties such as age, gender, BMI wit...

Ultrasonography of Median Nerve and Electrophysiologic Severity in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

OBJECTIVE To investigate the correlation of the ultrasonographic wrist-to-forearm median nerve area ratio (WFR) and cross sectional area of median nerve at the wrist (CSA-W) to the electrophysiologic severity in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). METHOD One hundred and ten wrists electrophysiologically graded as mild, moderate, and severe CTS and 38 healthy controls underwent ultraso...