Aim: This study aimed to investigate the rate of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and polyneuropathy in patients with new-diagnosed hypothyroidism and the relationship between median nerve conduction and the cross-sectional area of the median nerve by ultrasonography.
Material and Methods: It was a prospective, cross-sectional and case-control study. This study included thirty-five new-diagnosed hypothyroidism cases and thirty-five healthy controls. Bilateral sensory and motor nerve potentials were noted in the lower and upper extremities. The cross-sectional area of the median nerve was examined at the entrance of the CT with the axial plan by ultrasonography. The relationship between the cross-sectional areas of the median nerve and nerve conduction parameters was investigated.
Results: CTS was determined electrophysiologically in 8 (22.9%) patients. The control group had no CTS. There was no significant electrophysiological finding to support polyneuropathy in the patients. The cross-sectional areas of the median nerve were higher in the patient group but did not reach statistically significant (p>0.05). There was a positive correlation between the right and left cross-sectional area of median nerves and body mass index (BMI) (p<0.05).
Conclusion: The rate of CTS is high in patients with newly diagnosed hypothyroidism. There is a positive correlation between cross-sectional nerve areas and BMI. There was no significant correlation between nerve conductions and median nerve ultrasonographic cross-sectional areas.
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | İç Hastalıkları |
Bölüm | Özgün Makaleler |
Yazarlar | |
Erken Görünüm Tarihi | 15 Mayıs 2023 |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 15 Mayıs 2023 |
Kabul Tarihi | 27 Mart 2023 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2023 Cilt: 5 Sayı: 2 |
Chief Editors
Assoc. Prof. Zülal Öner
İzmir Bakırçay University, Department of Anatomy, İzmir, Türkiye
Assoc. Prof. Deniz Şenol
Düzce University, Department of Anatomy, Düzce, Türkiye
Editors
Assoc. Prof. Serkan Öner
İzmir Bakırçay University, Department of Radiology, İzmir, Türkiye
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