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Alteración de las fibras finas A-delta por entrampamiento del nervio mediano en la muñeca utilizando el período silente cutáneo / The impairment of A-delta fibers in median nerve compression at the wrist, using the cutaneous silent period
Duarte, Juan M; D´Onofrio, Héctor M; Rolón, Juan Ignacio; Bertotti, Alicia C.
  • Duarte, Juan M; Hospital Alemán. Servicio de Neurofisiología Clínica. Buenos Aires. AR
  • D´Onofrio, Héctor M; Hospital Alemán. Servicio de Neurofisiología Clínica. Buenos Aires. AR
  • Rolón, Juan Ignacio; Hospital Alemán. Servicio de Neurofisiología Clínica. Buenos Aires. AR
  • Bertotti, Alicia C; Hospital Alemán. Servicio de Neurofisiología Clínica. Buenos Aires. AR
Medicina (B.Aires) ; 76(4): 219-222, Aug. 2016. ilus, graf, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-841580
RESUMEN
El síndrome del túnel carpiano (STC) es una neuropatía por entrampamiento a nivel de la muñeca que cursa con dolor, parestesias y disestesias dolorosas. El diagnóstico electrofisiológico se basa en el estudio de la neuroconducción de las fibras gruesas. Nuestra hipótesis consiste en la existencia del compromiso de las fibras nerviosas finas y que este compromiso se correlaciona con el grado de gravedad. Se evaluaron retrospectivamente 69 manos correspondientes a 47 pacientes, varones y mujeres (edad media 53.8, rango 22-87 años) y como grupo contro, 21 manos correspondientes a los lados asintomáticos de estos casos. Se realizaron estudios de neuroconducción motora, sensitiva y ondas F para clasificar a las manos según el grado de gravedad. Se realizó el período silente cutáneo (PSC) en todas las manos. Se evaluaron latencias medias y duraciones medias del PSC. Las latencias medias se hallaron significativamente prolongadas en las manos con neuropatía (84.3 ± 16.3 mseg) con respecto a las manos sin neuropatía (74.8 ± 11.6 mseg), p < 0.05. Las latencias medias se hallaron más prolongadas en las manos con neuropatía de mayor gravedad (p < 0.05). En los 3 pacientes con neuropatía grado más grave no se halló el PSC. Se demostró el compromiso de las fibras finas A-delta en los pacientes con STC, con mayor compromiso a mayor severidad. El PSC puede usarse como complemento de los estudios de neuroconducción motora y sensitiva.
ABSTRACT
Carpal tunnel síndrome (CTS) is an entrapment neuropathy of the median nerve at the wrist, that leads to pain, paresthesia and painful dysesthesia. The electrophysiological diagnosis is based upon nerve conduction studies which evaluate thick nerve fibers. Our hypothesis is that there is an additional dysfunction of small fibers in CTS, which correlates with the degree of severity of the neuropathy. A retrospective study of 69 hands that belonged to 47 patients of both sexes (mean age 53.8, years, range 22-87) was performed, and, as a control group, 21 hands which corresponded to the asymptomatic side of those patients were evaluated. Motor and sensory conduction studies, as well as F-waves were performed to classify the neuropathy according to the degree of severity. Cutaneous silent period (CSP) was elicited in all hands. Mean onset latencies and durations of CSP were evaluated. Mean onset latencies were significantly prolonged in neuropathic hands (84.3 ± 16.3 msec) compared to asymptomatic hands (74.8 ± 11.6 msec) (p < 0.05). Mean latencies of the CSP were even prolonged (p < 0.05) in hands affected by a more severe neuropathy. In the 3 hands with most severe neuropathy, a CSP could not be elicited. In CTS an impairment of A-delta fibers was recorded through the CSP. The more severe the neuropathy is, the more impairment of A-delta fibers can be found. CSP may be assessed as a complement of motor and sensory nerve conduction studies in this neuropathy.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Median Nerve / Nerve Fibers Type of study: Observational study Limits: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Medicina (B.Aires) Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2016 Type: Article Affiliation country: Argentina Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Alemán/AR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Median Nerve / Nerve Fibers Type of study: Observational study Limits: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Medicina (B.Aires) Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2016 Type: Article Affiliation country: Argentina Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Alemán/AR