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ArticleNeural regeneration research2021

Neural plasticity secondary to carpal tunnel syndrome: a pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling study.

Xue Deng, Phoebe Lai-Heung Chau, Suk-Yee Chiu, Kwok-Pui Leung, Yong Hu, Wing-Yuk Ip

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Article in Neural regeneration research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Xue DengDepartment of Orthopedics & Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
Phoebe Lai-Heung ChauClinical Neuro-diagnostic Unit, Tung Wah Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
Suk-Yee ChiuClinical Neuro-diagnostic Unit, Tung Wah Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
Kwok-Pui LeungDepartment of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
Yong HuDepartment of Orthopedics & Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
Wing-Yuk IpDepartment of Orthopedics & Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
University of Hong Kong · HKTung Wah Hospital · CN

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Abstract

Conventional neuroimaging techniques cannot truly reflect the change of regional cerebral blood flow in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. Pseudo-continuous arterial spinning labeling (pCASL) as an efficient non-invasive neuroimaging technique can be applied to directly quantify the neuronal activities of individual brain regions that show the persistent symptoms owing to its better spatial resolution and increased signal-to-noise ratio. Therefore, this prospective observational study was conducted in 27 eligible female carpal tunnel syndrome, aged 57.7 ± 6.51 years. Psychometric tests, nerve conduction studies and pCASL neuroimaging assessment were performed. The results showed that the relevant activated brain regions in the cortical, subcrotical, and cerebral regions were correlated with numbness, pain, functionality, median nerve status and motor amplitude of median nerve (K = 21-2849, r = -0.77-0.76, P < 0.05). There was a tendency of pain processing which shifted from the nociceptive circuitry to the emotional and cognitive one during the process of chronic pain caused by carpal tunnel syndrome. It suggests the necessity of addressing the ignored cognitive or emotional state when managing patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. Approval for this study was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of The University of Hong Kong/Hospital Authority Hong Kong West, China (HKU/HA HKW IRB, approval No. UW17-129) on April 11, 2017. This study was registered in Clinical Trial Registry of The University of Hong Kong, China (registration number: HKUCTR-2220) on April 24, 2017.

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Boston carpal tunnel questionnairecarpal tunnel syndromecognitivenerve conduction studiespainprincipal component analysispseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling

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