title: AAEM minimonograph #26: the electrodiagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome. American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine.
abstract: The electrodiagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is reviewed, including discussions of old and new techniques of motor and sensory nerve conduction, anomalous innervation, and needle electrode examination. A variety of sensitive nerve conduction studies (NCSs) are available for the evaluation of a patient with suspected CTS. For any particular patient, the NCS method chosen by the clinical neurophysiologist may vary for a number of reasons, including the severity of the deficit and the presence of superimposed conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Arizona 85259, USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Stevens
mesh_terms: D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D004568:Electrodiagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology; D012677:Sensation / Q000502:physiology