Motor-Unit Number Estimation Is Sensitive in Detecting Motor Nerve Involvement in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Yilmaz O., Sünter G., Salcini C., Kahraman Koytak P., Tanridag T., Us O., ...More

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY, vol.12, no.2, pp.166-171, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.3988/jcn.2016.12.2.166
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.166-171
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background and Purpose We compared the motor-unit number estimation (MUNE) findings in patients who presented with signs and/or findings associated with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and healthy controls, with the aim of determining if motor-unit loss occurs during the clinically silent period and if there is a correlation between clinical and MUNE findings in CTS patients.