Use of Cross-Sectional Area of Median Nerve in Diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

نویسندگان

1 Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Rasoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

2 Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Rasoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

3 Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.

doi
10.32598/ajnpp.4.2.33
چکیده

Background: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is the most common entrapment neuropathy. It occurs due to compression of median nerve in the wrist. This study evaluates the usefulness of Cross-Sectional Area (CSA) of the median nerve in the diagnosis of CTS. The aim of the study was to determining the diagnostic ...