TY  - JOUR
TI  - The needle electromyography findings in the neurophysiological classification of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow
AB  - Background/aim: Although ulnar neuropathy at the elbow (UNE) is the second most common entrapment mononeuropathy, there arefew reports on its neurophysiological classification. In this study, we tried to find out the role of needle electromyography (EMG) in theneurophysiological classification of UNE.Materials and methods: UNE patients who met the clinical and neurophysiological diagnostic criteria and healthy individualswere included in this study. Reference values of nerve conduction studies were obtained from healthy individuals. Needle EMG wasperformed to all UNE patients. According to the neurophysiological classification proposed by Padua, UNE patients were classified asmild, moderate, and severe.Results: Thirty-one controls and thirty-five UNE patients were included in the study. There was mild UNE in 23 patients, moderateUNE in 8, and severe UNE in 4. Abnormal needle EMG findings were present in all patients with moderate and severe UNE and in 12patients with mild UNE.Conclusion: Abnormal needle EMG findings are seen in most of the UNE patients. Therefore, it is not practical to use needle EMGfindings in the neurophysiological classification. Needle EMG abnormalities may also be present in patients with mild UNE due toaxonal degeneration or motor conduction block.
AU  - Ozturk, Ilker
AU  - arlier, zulfikar
AU  - yıldız, mehmet
AU  - Fidancı, Halit
AU  - KÖYLÜOĞLU, AHMET CANDAN
AU  - Buturak, Şencan
DO  - 10.3906/sag-1910-59
PY  - 2020
JO  - Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
VL  - 50
IS  - 4
SN  - 1300-0144
SP  - 804
EP  - 810
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/354613
ER  -