Comparison of patient symptom lateralization and NCS results
| PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS | NCS RESULTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BILATERAL POSITIVE N (%) | ISOLATED RIGHT POSITIVE N (%) | ISOLATED LEFT POSITIVE N (%) | BILATERAL NEGATIVE N (%) | OTHER NON-CTS ABNORMALITY N (%) | |
| Lateralization of symptoms | |||||
| • Bilateral (n = 139) | 54 (38.8) | 15 (10.8) | 10 (7.2) | 55 (39.6) | 5 (3.6) |
| • Isolated right side (n = 43) | 11 (25.6) | 11 (25.6) | 0 | 19 (44.2) | 2 (4.7) |
| • Isolated left side (n = 29) | 13 (44.8) | 3 (10.3) | 4 (13.8) | 9 (31.0) | 0 |
| • Total (N = 211) | 78 (37.0) | 29 (13.7) | 14 (6.6) | 83 (39.3) | 7 (3.3) |
| Hand dominance | |||||
| • Right (n = 191) | 69 (36.1) | 26 (13.6) | 14 (7.3) | 75 (39.3) | 7 (3.7) |
| • Left (n = 20) | 9 (45.0) | 3 (15.0) | 0 | 8 (40.0) | 0 |
CTS—carpal tunnel syndrome, NCS—nerve conduction study.