title: Symptomatic relief following carpal tunnel decompression with normal electroneuromyographic studies.
abstract: Carpal tunnel syndrome is a frequently encountered clinical entity. A retrospective study of a selected patient population revealed 12% of patients to have normal electrodiagnostic studies. Operative release of the transverse carpal ligament in these patients alleviated median nerve entrapment symptoms. Entrapment neuropathy of the median nerve remains a clinical diagnosis, and absolute reliance on electrodiagnostic studies is unwarranted when making a decision to surgically treat a patient with a suspected carpal tunnel syndrome.
mesh_terms: D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D009431:Neural Conduction