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. 2016 Jul 1;10(7):OC13–OC18. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/20607.8097

[Table/Fig-6]:

Electrodiagnostic Parameters – Sensory.

Electrodiagnostic Parameters Number of patients with Right CTS Number of patients with Left CTS Controls - Right hands Controls -Left hands p-value
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
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
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
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
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