OBJECTIVE To compare the outcomes of ultrasound-guided vs direct approach corticosteroid injection in patients with idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome. METHODS A double-blind randomized controlled study. Wrists affected by carpal tunnel syndrome were randomized to the ultrasound-guided (n = 22 wrists) or direct approach injection group (n = 17 wrists) before receiving 1 ml Betamethasone. Outco...

BACKGROUND This study was aimed at assessing the accuracy of provocative tests in diagnosis of acute or chronic Cervical Radiculopathy (CR) based on an electrodiagnostic reference criterion. MATERIALS AND METHODS Shoulder Abduction Test (SAT), Spurling Test (ST), Upper Limb Tension Test (ULTT), and electromyography were done on 97 patients who referred to Electrodiagnostic center in the unive...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate, in patients with ulnar neuropathy at the elbow (UNE), if ultrasonographic differences in ulnar nerve size correlate with severity score determined by electrodiagnostic studies. METHODS We examined prospectively 38 patients (50 elbows) with UNE. Patients were classified into mild, moderate and severe groups according to electrodiagnostic studies. Cross-sectional areas (...

The anterior horn cell diseases, with the exception of polio, are progressive degenerative diseases of the motor neurons. These disorders include SMA types I to III in children and familial and sporadic ALS and its variants (PMA, PLS, and PBP), Kennedy's disease, and SMA type IV in adults. The electrodiagnostic study is a crucial step in the diagnostic process for all of these disorders. In gen...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Neonatal bulbar weakness (BW) has various etiologies and a broad prognostic range. We aimed to report outcomes in a large series of children with neonatal BW and explore the association of orofacial electrodiagnostic data with outcome. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the files of children who presented with facial, lingual, laryngeal, or pharyngeal weakness at bir...

Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is caused by the compression of neurovascular structures in thoracic cage. TOS can be classified into neurogenic (NTOS) and vascular TOS. Congenital anomalies, such as cervical ribs elongated C7 transverse processes, may cause NTOS. NTOS subcategorized either disputed or true True NTOS, a very rare disease with prevalence about one million, diagnosed weakness atro...

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A patient with bilateral cubital syndrome complicated by anomalous innervation is presented. The electrodiagnostic approach to patients with this neuropathy is reviewed emphasizing new developments. The interpretation of the findings in this patient centers around issues of pathophysiology and methodology.

We report a case of Guillain-Barré syndrome with enhancement of multiple cranial nerves seen with postcontrast MR imaging. Clinical symptoms and electrodiagnostic studies reflected abnormalities of some but not all of the enhancing cranial nerves.