[Table/Fig-5]:
Electrodiagnostic Parameters | Number of patients with Right CTS | Number of patients with Left CTS | Controls - Right hands | Controls -Left hands | p-value |
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Median nerve Mean CMAP distal latency (measured in milliseconds) | 4.6±1.5 | 4.5±1.4 | 3.2±0.4 | 3.1±0.5 | Right - 0.03 Left – 0.02 |
Median nerve Compound Muscle Action Potential (CMAP) Distal Motor Latency >4.4 (measured in milliseconds) | 39 (19 right sided only + 20 with bilateral) | 31 (11 left sided only + 20 with bilateral) | - | - | <0.001 on both sides |
Correlation of Median nerve CMAP Distal Motor Latency >4.4 milliseconds with clinical grading | Mild-16 Moderate-11 Severe-12 |
Mild-12 Moderate-10 Severe-9 |
- | - | Right - 0.06 Left - 0.12 |
Median nerve Mean CMAP Amplitudes (measured in millivolts) | 10.19±0.77 | 10.09±0.98 | 17.34±1.21 | 15.85±1.23 | <0.001 on both sides |
Comparison of CMAP Amplitudes (measured in millivolts) with clinical grading |
Mild-11.50 Moderate-10.76 Severe-6.27 |
Mild-12.00 Moderate-10.14 Severe-6.15 |
Right - 0.075 Left - 0.16 |
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Mean CMAP distal latency difference between median & ulnar nerves (measured in milliseconds) |
2.34±0.01 | 2.73±0.03 | 0.66±0.04 | 0.80±0.06 | <0.001 on both sides |
Comparison of CMAP distal latency difference (>1.10 milliseconds) between median & ulnar nerves with clinical grading | Mild-12 Moderate-16 Severe-11 |
Mild-9 Moderate-12 Severe-10 |
Right - 0.77 Left - 0.37 |
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Mean median nerve CMAP conduction velocity (measured in meters/second) | 46.03±1.83 | 50.61±1.14 | 55.92±2.09 | 54.28±2.11 | Right-0.001 Left-0.08 |
Correlation of Mean median nerve CMAP conduction velocity (measured in meters/ second) with clinical grading | Mild-51.31 Moderate-50.68 Severe-43.16 |
Mild-52.01 Moderate-50.52 Severe-48.35 |
Right - 0.13 Left - 0.14 |
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Mean median nerve F wave Latency (measured in milliseconds) |
25.37±1.21 | 25.29±1.24 | 31.20±1.98 | 29.64±1.83 | 0.001 on both sides |