title: The relationship between electrodiagnostic severity and Washington Neuropathic Pain Scale in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We undertook this study to examine the relationships between clinical symptoms as evaluated by Washington Neuropathic Pain Scale (NPS) and electrodiagnostic classification in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty patients with unilateral CTS were included in this study. After diagnosis of CTS by electromyography, all patients completed a 10-item questionnaire (NPS).
  
  
  RESULTS
  A statistically significant correlation between total NPS score and severity of CTS was found (p=0.013, r=0.276).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study indicates that using NPS might be useful in evaluating the clinical outcome of patients with CTS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Pamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey. cagatay_oncel@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Cağatay
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Oncel
authors.forename: L Sinan
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Bir
authors.forename: Engin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sanal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004568:Electrodiagnosis / Q000379:methods; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009431:Neural Conduction; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology