Added Value of Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis, Management, and Follow-Up of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Exclusion Criteria5

• History of wrist surgery (including carpal tunnel injection) or fracture.
• Clinical or electrophysiological evidence of an accompanying condition that mimics carpal tunnel syndrome or interferes with its evaluation, such as proximal median neuropathy, cervical radiculopathy or polyneuropathy.
• History of underlying disorders associated with carpal tunnel syndrome such as diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, pregnancy, acromegaly or hypothyroidism.
• Electrodiagnostic findings suggestive of co-existing neurological disorders.
• Subclinical sensory polyneuropathy.