[Table/Fig-6]:
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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Mean median sensory nerve action potential (SNAP) distal latency (measured in milliseconds) | 2.43±0.09 | 2.18±0.05 | 2.75±0.04 | 2.91±0.08 | Right-0.008 Left-0.027 |
Comparison of Median SNAP distal latency (measured in milliseconds) with clinical grading | Mild- 1.32 Moderate-2.61 Severe-2.77 |
Mild- 1.12 Moderate-2.08 Severe-2.96 |
Right - 0.035 Left - 0.007 |
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Mean SNAP latency difference (measured in milliseconds) between median and ulnar nerves (normal cut-off – 0.2 milliseconds) | 0.78±0.01 | 0.54±0.01 | 0.19±0.05 | 0.18±0.02 | 0.001 on both sides |
Number of hands with CTS having mean SNAP latency difference between median and ulnar nerves > 0.2 milliseconds | 33 hands (16 with right CTS and 17 with bilateral CTS) | 29 hands (10 with left CTS and 19 with bilateral CTS) | Right -0.038 Left – 0.021 |
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Comparison of SNAP distal latency difference between median and ulnar nerves (> 0.2 milliseconds) with clinical grading | Mild-11 Moderate-19 Severe-3 |
Mild-13 Moderate-14 Severe-2 |
Right - 0.066 Left - 0.016 |
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Mean median SNAP amplitude (measured in millivolts) | 8.55±0.18 | 8.81±0.21 | 17.03±1.1 | 17.33±1.4 | <0.001 on both sides |
Comparison of Mean median SNAP amplitude (measured in millivolts) | Mild-8.98 Moderate-9.40 Severe-6.88 |
Mild-10.44 Moderate-10.16 Severe-1.04 |
Right - 0.80 Left - 0.21 |
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Mean median SNAP conduction velocity (measured in meters per second) | 34.22±1.11 | 32.09±1.07 | 52.09±2.21 | 51.21±2.3 | <0.001 on both sides |
Comparison of Mean median SNAP conduction velocity with clinical grading | Mild-53.31 Moderate-50.68 Severe-43.16 |
Mild-52.01 Moderate-50.52 Severe-48.35 |
Right - 0.11 Left - 0.56 |