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Abstract
INTRODUCTION
Carpal tunnel syndrome is one of the most common
entrapment neuropathies. It is caused by compression of the
median nerve at the wrist in its passage under the flexor
retinacular ligament.
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) was first noted in wrist
trauma cases by Paget in 1854 and was named by Schultze in 1893
as reported by Stephens and Welch (1957).
Diagnosis of CTS is one of the most common problem~
encountered by a c I inical electromyographer and it has been
studied extensively electrophysiologically. The most common
neurophysiological abnormalities found in CTS are the increase of
the distal motor latency as reported by Simpson in 1956 and
prolongation of the distal sensory latency by Gilliant and Sears
in 1958.
A 1 though both sensory and motor fibers may be affected ,
Melvin et al., (1973) reported that sensory nerve conduction
studies are more sensitive than motor conduction studies in
detecting early abnormalities in the affected patients. However,
studies of sensory distal latencies in symptomatic hands
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