Does Cervical Radiculopathy Have an Effect on Peripheral Nerve Conduction Studies? An Electrophysiological Evaluation

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dc.contributor.authorBalci, Kemal
dc.contributor.authorAsil, Talip
dc.contributor.authorTekinaslan, Ilkay
dc.contributor.authorIr, Nasif
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T11:08:10Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T11:08:10Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.departmentTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Peripheral nerve neuropathies are more common in patients with cervical radiculopathy (CR) and a proximal lesion along an axon might predispose that nerve to injury at distal sites. To evaluate this hypothesis, the frequency of median nerve neuropathy at the wrist and the frequency of ulnar nerve neuropathy at the elbow were investigated in 80 patients with one-sided CR. Methods: The symptomatic and asymptomatic extremities were compared for the electrophysiological parameters of ulnar and median nerve conduction studies. The patients were divided into three diagnostic subgroups (C5/C6 radiculopathy, C7 radiculopathy and C8/Th1 radiculopathy), and ulnar nerve conduction studies were compared between symptomatic and asymptomatic extremities in each subgroup. Results: Although, the median and ulnar nerves are mainly derived from C8/Th1 roots, we did not observe an increased frequency of ulnar nerve involvement at the elbow (3.7% in symptomatic, 2.5% in asymptomatic extremities) while increased median nerve involvement was present at the wrist (27.5% in symptomatic, 12.5% in asymptomatic extremities). Conclusion: The electrophysiological data and the frequency of ulnar and median nerve neuropathy did not support an etiological association between CR and distal neuropathy. Significance: the association between CR and peripheral neuropathy is associational rather than causative. Copyright (C) 2011 S. Karger AG, Baselen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1159/000328672
dc.identifier.endpage58en_US
dc.identifier.issn0014-3022
dc.identifier.issn1421-9913
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.pmid21757918en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-79960227252en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage53en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1159/000328672
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/22332
dc.identifier.volume66en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000292692600010en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKargeren_US
dc.relation.ispartofEuropean Neurologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectMedian Nerveen_US
dc.subjectUlnar Nerveen_US
dc.subjectNeuropathyen_US
dc.subjectCervical Radiculopathyen_US
dc.subjectCarpal-Tunnel-Syndromeen_US
dc.subjectDouble-Crush Syndromeen_US
dc.subjectBody-Mass Indexen_US
dc.subjectRisk-Factorsen_US
dc.subjectEntrapmenten_US
dc.subjectNeuropathiesen_US
dc.subjectCompressionen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.titleDoes Cervical Radiculopathy Have an Effect on Peripheral Nerve Conduction Studies? An Electrophysiological Evaluationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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