Conduction block and segmental velocities in carpal tunnel syndrome

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• 作者：Di Guglielmo ; Giovanni ; Torrieri ; Filomena ; Repaci ; Maria ; Uncini ; Antonino
• 关键词：Carpal tunnel syndrome ; Conduction block ; Segmental conduction velocities
• 刊名：Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology/ Electromyography and Motor Control
• 出版年：1997
• 出版时间：August, 1997
• 年：1997
• 卷：105
• 期：4
• 页码：321-327
• 全文大小：251 K

文摘

In carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) standard measurement of median distal motor latency and sensory conduction does not distinguish whether low amplitude responses are due to axonal degeneration or demyelination. In 88 control and 294 CTS hands we recorded amplitude and duration of compound muscle action potential (CMAP) and of antidromic sensory nerve action potential (SNAP) after palm and wrist stimulation to determine wrist to palm amplitude, duration ratios and segmental conduction velocities. In 16 % of CTS hands there was an abnormal amplitude reduction without increased duration of CMAP or SNAP from wrist stimulation indicating partial conduction block. In 148 hands distal motor latency to abductor pollicis brevis and/or sensory conduction to digit 2 were abnormal. In the remaining 146 hands wrist to palm motor conduction was less than 35 m/s in 22.6 % and wrist to palm sensory conduction was less than 45 m/s in 13 % . At least one segmental conduction was abnormal in 27 % of hands. Segmental studies allow the discrimination between conduction block and axonal degeneration, increase diagnostic yield in CTS, and might be useful in addressing treatment and predicting outcome.