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Ulnar nerve entrapment neuropathy at the elbow: relationship between the electrophysiological findings and neuropathic pain

[Purpose] Ulnar nerve neuropathies are the second most commonly seen entrapment neuropathies of the upper extremities after carpal tunnel syndrome. In this study, we aimed to evaluate pain among ulnar neuropathy patients by the Leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and signs pain scale and determ...

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Autores principales: Halac, Gulistan, Topaloglu, Pinar, Demir, Saliha, Cıkrıkcıoglu, Mehmet Ali, Karadeli, Hasan Huseyin, Ozcan, Muhammet Emin, Asil, Talip
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Publicado: The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4540851/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26311956
http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.27.2213
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author Halac, Gulistan
Topaloglu, Pinar
Demir, Saliha
Cıkrıkcıoglu, Mehmet Ali
Karadeli, Hasan Huseyin
Ozcan, Muhammet Emin
Asil, Talip
author_facet Halac, Gulistan
Topaloglu, Pinar
Demir, Saliha
Cıkrıkcıoglu, Mehmet Ali
Karadeli, Hasan Huseyin
Ozcan, Muhammet Emin
Asil, Talip
author_sort Halac, Gulistan
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description [Purpose] Ulnar nerve neuropathies are the second most commonly seen entrapment neuropathies of the upper extremities after carpal tunnel syndrome. In this study, we aimed to evaluate pain among ulnar neuropathy patients by the Leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and signs pain scale and determine if it correlated with the severity of electrophysiologicalfindings. [Subjects and Methods] We studied 34 patients with clinical and electrophysiological ulnar nerve neuropathies at the elbow. After diagnosis of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow, all patients underwent the Turkish version of the Leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and signs pain scale. [Results] The ulnar entrapment neuropathy at the elbow was classified as class-2, class-3, class-4, and class-5 (Padua Distal Ulnar Neuropathy classification) for 15, 14, 4, and 1 patient, respectively. No patient included in class-1 was detected. According to Leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and signs pain scale, 24 patients scored under 12 points. The number of patients who achieved more than 12 points was 10. Groups were compared by using the χ(2) test, and no difference was detected. There was no correlation between the Leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and signs pain scale and electromyographic findings. [Conclusion] We found that the severity of electrophysiologic findings of ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow did not differ between neuropathic and non-neuropathic groups as assessed by the Leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and signs pain scale.
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spelling pubmed-45408512015-08-26 Ulnar nerve entrapment neuropathy at the elbow: relationship between the electrophysiological findings and neuropathic pain Halac, Gulistan Topaloglu, Pinar Demir, Saliha Cıkrıkcıoglu, Mehmet Ali Karadeli, Hasan Huseyin Ozcan, Muhammet Emin Asil, Talip J Phys Ther Sci Original Article [Purpose] Ulnar nerve neuropathies are the second most commonly seen entrapment neuropathies of the upper extremities after carpal tunnel syndrome. In this study, we aimed to evaluate pain among ulnar neuropathy patients by the Leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and signs pain scale and determine if it correlated with the severity of electrophysiologicalfindings. [Subjects and Methods] We studied 34 patients with clinical and electrophysiological ulnar nerve neuropathies at the elbow. After diagnosis of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow, all patients underwent the Turkish version of the Leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and signs pain scale. [Results] The ulnar entrapment neuropathy at the elbow was classified as class-2, class-3, class-4, and class-5 (Padua Distal Ulnar Neuropathy classification) for 15, 14, 4, and 1 patient, respectively. No patient included in class-1 was detected. According to Leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and signs pain scale, 24 patients scored under 12 points. The number of patients who achieved more than 12 points was 10. Groups were compared by using the χ(2) test, and no difference was detected. There was no correlation between the Leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and signs pain scale and electromyographic findings. [Conclusion] We found that the severity of electrophysiologic findings of ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow did not differ between neuropathic and non-neuropathic groups as assessed by the Leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and signs pain scale. The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2015-07-22 2015-07 /pmc/articles/PMC4540851/ /pubmed/26311956 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.27.2213 Text en 2015©by the Society of Physical Therapy Science. Published by IPEC Inc. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License.
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Halac, Gulistan
Topaloglu, Pinar
Demir, Saliha
Cıkrıkcıoglu, Mehmet Ali
Karadeli, Hasan Huseyin
Ozcan, Muhammet Emin
Asil, Talip
Ulnar nerve entrapment neuropathy at the elbow: relationship between the electrophysiological findings and neuropathic pain
title Ulnar nerve entrapment neuropathy at the elbow: relationship between the electrophysiological findings and neuropathic pain
title_full Ulnar nerve entrapment neuropathy at the elbow: relationship between the electrophysiological findings and neuropathic pain
title_fullStr Ulnar nerve entrapment neuropathy at the elbow: relationship between the electrophysiological findings and neuropathic pain
title_full_unstemmed Ulnar nerve entrapment neuropathy at the elbow: relationship between the electrophysiological findings and neuropathic pain
title_short Ulnar nerve entrapment neuropathy at the elbow: relationship between the electrophysiological findings and neuropathic pain
title_sort ulnar nerve entrapment neuropathy at the elbow: relationship between the electrophysiological findings and neuropathic pain
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4540851/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26311956
http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.27.2213
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