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8008007

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-7-19
pubmed:abstractText
The relative sensitivities of sensory, mixed nerve, and motor conduction studies in assessing ulnar neuropathy at the elbow have not yet been established. Using surface electrodes, we performed conduction studies across the elbow segment in 43 patients with symptoms referable to the ulnar nerve and 40 control subjects. Segmental slowing of motor conduction localized the lesion to the elbow in 14 of 21 patients (67%) with clear evidence of ulnar neuropathy on physical examination but only in 2 of 22 (9%) with subtle or no physical examination abnormalities. The diagnostic yield was increased by the finding of segmental slowing of sensory or mixed nerve conduction across the elbow to 86% and 68%, respectively, for each of the groups. We conclude that surface-recorded sensory and mixed nerve conduction studies appear to be more sensitive than motor studies in the electrodiagnosis of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow and are especially valuable in patients with subtle clinical involvement.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0148-639X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
785-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Sensory and mixed nerve conduction studies in the evaluation of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article