BACKGROUND Determining the validity of current median sensory nerve conduction techniques for diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). METHODS Eighty five patients with clinical diagnosis of CTS were compared with the same number of healthy people. The validity of electrodiagnostic tests were compared in a case-control manner. These electrodiagnostic techniques included long-segment, short-...

OBJECTIVE To assess the reliability of quantitative muscle ultrasonography (US) in healthy subjects and to evaluate the correlation between quantitative muscle US findings and electrodiagnostic study results in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The clinical significance of quantitative muscle US in CTS was also assessed. METHODS Twenty patients with CTS and 20 age-matched healthy vo...

Peripheral nerve hyperexcitability is a rare disorder characterized by spontaneous motor unit activity. Although peripheral seen in multiple immune-mediated neurological conditions, an association with dermatomyositis has rarely been reported. We present 65-year-old woman serological and muscle biopsy features of who also developed marked hypertrophy, stiffness, delayed relaxation along electro...