Abstract
The abductor pollicis brevis (APB) and abductor digiti minimi (ADM) compound muscle action potential (CMAP) latencies, and median and ulnar motor conduction velocities (MCVs), obtained by magnetic stimulation of the brachial plexus, were evaluated for the diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS). These measurements were compared in three groups of limbs: (1) the symptomatic limbs of patients with TOS (symptomatic group), (2) the asymptomatic contralateral limbs of these patients (asymptomatic group), and (3) the limbs of healthy control subjects (control group). Although no significant differences were observed in MCVs among the three groups, the APB CMAP latency in the symptomatic group (12.0 ± 1.2 ms) was significantly prolonged compared with that in the control group (10.4 ± 0.64 ms; P < 0.01), and the ADM CMAP latency in the symptomatic group (11.0 ± 0.82 ms) was also significantly prolonged compared with that in the control group (10.1 ± 0.59 ms; P < 0.01). The possibility is suggested that the evaluation of APB and ADM CMAP latencies by magnetic stimulation of the brachial plexus may be helpful for the diagnosis of TOS.
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