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  • 1
    ISSN: 1126-5442
    Keywords: Key words Carpal tunnel syndrome ; Multicentre ; Neurophysiology ; Cost ; Schooling ; Italy ; Diagnosis ; Patient-oriented ; Italian CTS Study Group
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract The economic trend in our country, as in other countries, now requires us to pay more attention to the social and economic aspects of health. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the diagnostic pathway and the socio-economic aspects of pathologies. The Italian CTS Study Group performed a wide multicentre and multidimensional study (through a patient-, physician- and neurophysiologically oriented evaluation) on 461 idiopathic CTS patients to evaluate the clinical-neurophysiological picture and the diagnostic pathway. The whole population and the differences between the populations enrolled in the neurophysiological centres of the northern, central and southern parts of Italy were analysed. This study provided new and interesting information. As concerns the whole population, we observed different diagnostic pathways in relation to the level of schooling. As concerns the comparison of the populations, the southern centres have a population of CTS patients with higher frequency of hand stress and more severe nerve impairment.
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  • 2
    ISSN: 1435-604X
    Keywords: Keywords: Carpal tunnel questionnaire; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Low-power laser; Neurophysiology; Patient oriented
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine , Physics , Technology
    Notes: Abstract . The present study evaluates the effects of Low Power Laser (LPL) irradiation (pulsed wave 830 nm GaAs laser tri-diode) on 17 primary carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) hands through nerve conduction studies and through a validated clinical patient-oriented questionnaire. Systematic early and late follow-up (six evaluations) was achieved and showed transitory improvement of clinical and neurophysiological patterns; the maximum effect was observed at the end and 15 days after therapy. Later evaluations (2 and 12 months) showed that almost all parameters progressively returned to the pretreatment pattern. The results were compared with those obtained from an untreated control group. The data suggest that low power laser treatment can improve the condition of CTS hands, but it seems that this is transitory. Our observations suggest that LPL may be a useful therapy in selected cases of CTS.
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  • 3
    ISSN: 1590-3478
    Keywords: Carpal tunnel syndrome ; Natural history ; Neurophysiological classification
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Sommario Sebbene siano stati effettuati molti studi sulla sindrome del tunnel carpale (STC), in letteratura sono riportati pochi dati sulla storia naturale di tale patologia. La conoscenza dell'evoluzione naturale ha molte implicazioni cliniche e terapeutiche. Abbiamo eseguito prospetticamente il follow-up di 80 mani affette da STC non trattate. La valutazione è stata basata su un questionario auto -somministrato e sull'esame neurofisiologico. Le mani sono state divise secondo la classificazione neurofisiologica in STC negativa, minima, lieve, medio, grave, estrema. Il peggioramento è apparso inversamente correlato al grado di sofferenza del nervo, al contrario il miglioramento è apparso proporzionale alla compromissione della funzione nervosa (ad eccezione dei casi estremi the non sono mai migliorati), circa un terzo dei casi lievi e medi sono migliorati. La maggior parte dei casi minimi sono rimasti neurofisiologicamente invariati. Le nostre osservazioni suggeriscono che in una buona percentuale dei casi affetti da STC avviene un'autolimitazione della sindrome. I nostri dati suggeriscono ulteriori studi sulla naturale evoluzione di questa comune patologia.
    Notes: Abstract Although many studies on carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) have been reported, few data on the natural history of CTS are available. Knowledge of the natural course of the disease has significant clinical and therapeutic value. We prospectively followed up 80 cases of untreated CTS. The evaluation was based on self-administered questionnaires and on neurophysiological investigation. According to the neurophysiological classification, cases of CTS were divided into six groups on the basis of impairment severity: negative, minimal, mild, moderate, severe, and extreme. Disease worsening was inversely related to severity of nerve entrapment. On the contrary, improvement was proportionally related to nerve function impairment (except for extreme cases that never improved), and about one-third of mild and moderate cases improved. Most minimally cases remained neurophysiologically unchanged. We hypothesize that in a good percentage of CTS cases, nerve impairment is self-limited. Our data suggest the utility of further studies on the natural course of this common disease.
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