Comparison of Severity of Pain and Electrophysiological Severity Degree in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
| Title: | Comparison of Severity of Pain and Electrophysiological Severity Degree in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
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| Authors: | Aybala Neslihan Alagöz, Yeşim Aras, Bilgehan Atılgan Acar, Türkan Acar |
| Source: | Boğaziçi Tıp Dergisi, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2019) |
| Publisher Information: | Kare Publishing, 2019. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medicine |
| Subject Terms: | carpal tunnel syndrome, electroneuromyography, leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and signs, visual analog scale., Medicine |
| More Details: | INTRODUCTION[|]Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common and best studied of all focal neuropathies. CTS is a clinical syndrome of numbness, tingling, burning, and/or pain associated with localized compression of the median nerve at the wrist.[¤]METHODS[|]A total of 49 hands of 32 patients who presented at the electrophysiology laboratory of the clinic due to suspected CTS were prospectively enrolled in the study. The patients were evaluated using the Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (LANSS) pain scale and a visual analog scale (VAS). The LANSS pain scale is an instrument designed for use in a clinical setting to identify patients whose pain is dominated by neuropathic mechanisms. VAS is a subjective register of pain: On a 100-mm horizontal scale, 0 indicates no pain, while 100 indicates maximum pain. The patients were diagnosed using electrophysiology and grouped as mild, moderate, and severe CTS. LANSS pain scale values above 12 and below 12 were compared according to the severity of CTS. The VAS was applied separately to the right hand and left hand. LANSS and VAS results were compared separately.[¤]RESULTS[|]The LANSS pain scale value was found to be 12 or more in cases of mild and severe CTS. The response to the LANSS question related to discoloration (item 2) was greater in the patients with a LANSS score ≥12 (p=0.008), and similarly, the allodynia (item 6) response was significantly higher in the same group (p=0.010). Except for these 2 items, there was no significant difference between patients with a LANSS score of |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English Turkish |
| ISSN: | 2149-0287 |
| Relation: | https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=bmj&un=BMJ-35744; https://doaj.org/toc/2149-0287 |
| DOI: | 10.14744/bmj.2019.35744 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/c762afc9d9d74f4fa6c2f4409f0a781c |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.762afc9d9d74f4fa6c2f4409f0a781c |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 21490287 |
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| DOI: | 10.14744/bmj.2019.35744 |
| Published in: | Boğaziçi Tıp Dergisi |
| Language: | English Turkish |