Comment on study by Perkins et al.
- J. Clarke Stevens, MD and
- C. Michel Harper, MD
- From the Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
The results of the study by Perkins et al. (1) are surprising since it is usually possible to make an electrophysiological diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) even in the presence of a peripheral neuropathy. It is not clear from the report whether they made an electrophysiological diagnosis of CTS in any of their cases.
When routine antidromic sensory nerve conduction studies are nondiagnostic median/ulnar palmar …
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