title: Electrophysiological and clinical assessment of response to surgery in carpal tunnel.
abstract: The objective of this study was to assess the clinical and electrophysiological changes before and after surgery in 44 patients who underwent surgical intervention due to the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Patients who were diagnosed with a slight, moderate, and severe idiopathic CTS were assessed clinically and by electrophysiological tests before (mean 2-4 weeks) and after surgery (at sixth month). Improvement in clinical parameters was achieved more significantly than electrophysiological recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey. yilmaznebi@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Nebi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Gokhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Akdemir
authors.forename: Ali Riza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Gezici
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Basmaci
authors.forename: Mehmet Fikret
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Ergungor
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Asalanturk
authors.forename: Ethem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Beskonakli
authors.forename: Davut
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ucar
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D004576:Electromyography; D004594:Electrophysiology / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014953:Wrist / Q000294:innervation