Journal of Pain Management & Medicine

Alasdair TL Rathbone

Publications

• Research Article
  Diagnosing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Cavanagh Syndrome: A Literature Review and Proposed Electro Physiologic Protocol
  Author(s): Dinesh Kumbhare, Najam Mian, Dhanveer Singh, Alasdair TL Rathbone and Anne AgurDinesh Kumbhare, Najam Mian, Dhanveer Singh, Alasdair TL Rathbone and Anne Agur
  
  Objective: To summarize the literature on the electrophysiology of Cavanagh Syndrome (CS), to present a clinical application and to propose an updated electrophysiologic protocol. Methods: A systematic literature search for CS was carried out and a clinical application is presented. Results: CS is characterized by congenital thenar hypoplasia and can be associated with other regional muscular and vascular anomalies. The main electrophysiologic abnormality in patients with CS is a reduced amplitude median compound muscle action potential (CMAP) to the thenar eminence, which is also seen in CTS. Radiographic, and electrodiagnostic findings of a patient with co-morbid CS and CTS is presented. Evaluating the median CMAP to the first lumbrical may assist with the diagnosis of CTS in patients with CS. Conclusion.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2684-1320.17.3.125

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