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8842960

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-17
pubmed:abstractText
A portable nerve conduction testing instrument (the electroneurometer) was investigated to evaluate its sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome. The preoperative electroneurometer measurements of distal motor and sensory latencies of the median nerve in 43 consecutive hands with a clear diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome (typical history, clinical signs, and complete symptom relief after surgery) were analyzed. Distal motor and sensory latencies of the median nerve were also measured in 60 hands of asymptomatic healthy volunteers. The sensitivity of the device in the hands with carpal tunnel syndrome was 58% for distal motor latency (upper limit of normal, 4.4 ms) and 65% for distal sensory latency (upper limit of normal, 3.5 ms). The specificity of the instrument in the control hands was 87% and 92% for distal motor and sensory latency, respectively. Receiver operating characteristic curves showed distal sensory latency measurement to be a superior diagnostic test, with 3.3 ms as optimal upper limit of normal, giving a sensitivity of 74% and a specificity of 87%. The sensitivity and specificity of the device are comparable to those reported for conventional nerve conduction studies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0363-5023
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
651-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-6-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Evaluation of portable nerve conduction testing in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopedics, Hassleholm Hospital, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article