ArticleNeurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)2019
Electrophysiologic severity of carpal tunnel syndrome in diabetic patients of the Saudi population.
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- Prevalence, Awareness, and Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Among Diabetic Patients.Cureus · 2024Article
- A quantitative evaluation of sciatic nerve stiffness after compression by shear wave elastography in diabetic rats.Annals of translational medicine · 2020Article
- Assessment of the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Female Patients With Hypothyroidism.Basic and clinical neuroscienceArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo study the frequency of multiple vascular risk factors and electrophysiological severity of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in Saudi diabetic patients.
methodsThis retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted in Neurology Department, King Fahd Hospital of University, Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from April 2017 to March 2018 and included 200 patients with CTS. Body parameters, such as blood pressure (BP), weight, height, and body mass index (BMI), along with laboratory and median nerve electrophysiological parameters, of diabetic and non-diabetic patients were compared, and a p-value<0.05 was considered significant.
resultsFrequency of hypertension (HTN) and obesity was significantly higher in diabetic patients (p<0.05). Mean median nerve sensory amplitude (MNSA) was lower in diabetic patients (p<0.05).Non-recordable nerves, as well as bilateral and extremely severe CTS (p<0.05), were more frequently seen in diabetic patients. Age, BMI, systolic BP, low serum high density lipoprotein (HDL), high triglycerides, high fasting blood sugar, and high glycated hemoglobin (Hba1c) levels, known to affect the electrophysiological severity of CTS, had a statistically significant association with diabetes.
conclusionDiabetes mellitus (DM) and obesity are the most commonly identified risk factors of CTS. Dyslipidemia, HTN and obesity are more frequently seen in diabetic patients with CTS. These concurrent risk factors are confounding the electrophysiological severity of CTS in these patients. Further larger-scale studies with the control of confounding factors are recommended.
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