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Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2001;25(6):993-1000.
Median Nerve Conduction Study in Different Wrist Position in the Diabetes with or without Polyneuropathy.
Lee, Yu Bum , Yoo, Du Sik , Kim, Jong Moon , Koh, Sung Eun , Chung, Jin Sang
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Medicine, Konkuk University, Korea.
당뇨병성 다발성 신경병증에 따른 완관절 자세의 정중신경에 대한 영향
이유범, 유두식, 김종문, 고성은, 정진상
건국대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실
Abstract

Objective
To acknowledge whether flexion or extension of wrist joint produces any changes in median nerve conduction of the diabetes with or without polyneuropathy.


Method
With thirty healthy adults selected as control, 33 diabetes with polyneuropathy (Group I) and 21 diabetes without polyneuropathy (Group II) were studied. Before the study, the wrist joint was positioned in flexion or extension for 5 minutes. The variables used for the statistic analysis were mean changes of latencies and amplitudes in the median motor and sensory responses in neutral, flexed, and extended position.


Results
After wrist flexion or extension, there was no significant difference in the mean change of latencies and trans-carpal conduction velocities between Group I and Group II in the median motor and sensory nerve conduction studies, and in the mean change of amplitudes between the two groups in the median motor nerve study. But, there was significant difference in the mean change of amplitude between Group I and Group II in the median sensory nerve study after wrist extension.


Conclusion
We conclude that the change of amplitude in median nerve conduction study in different wrist position may be helpful to detect carpal tunnel syndrome with diabetic polyneuropathy in its early stage.

Key Words: Diabetic polyneuropathy, Median nerve


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