• Niger J Clin Pract · Mar 2024

    Relationship between Gravidity, Parity, and Neurophysiological Features in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) Patients with a History of Pregnancy.

    • Ş Buturak, H Fidancı, M Yıldız, and Z Arlıer.
    • Department of Neurology, University of Health Sciences Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
    • Niger J Clin Pract. 2024 Mar 1; 27 (3): 345351345-351.

    BackgroundIt is not yet clear if gravidity and parity have any relationships with the electrodiagnostic parameters of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).ObjectiveTo determine whether there is a relationship between electrodiagnostic findings, gravidity, and parity number in CTS.Materials And MethodsFemale patients over 18 years of age with CTS were included in this retrospective cohort study. The gravidity/parity number, median nerve compound muscle action potential (CMAP), and compound nerve action potential (CNAP) of the patients were analyzed. The two subgroups of the Boston carpal tunnel syndrome questionnaire (BCTSQ): The Symptom Severity Scale (SSS) and Functional Severity Scale (FSS) were applied to the patients. CTS patients were divided into two groups aged at first pregnancy ≤20 years and >20 years.ResultsOne hundred and eight CTS extremities (seven right-sided CTS, three left-sided CTS, 49 bilateral CTS) of 59 patients were included. The median (interquartile range: 25%-75%) number of gravidity, parity, and abortion were 3 (2-5), 3 (2-4), and 0 (0-0), respectively. Right-sided CTS patients at the age of first pregnancy ≤20 years had higher BCTSQ-SSS/FSS scores and median nerve CMAP latency compared to patients at the age of first pregnancy >20 years (P = 0.029 for SSS; P = 0.042 for FSS; and P = 0.041 for CMAP latency). A negative correlation was found between the gravidity/parity numbers and median nerve CNAP/CMAP amplitudes (P = 0.028/0.031, r = -0.293/-0.289 for CNAP amplitude; and P = 0.006/0.035, r = -0.363/-0.283 for CMAP amplitude).ConclusionNeurophysiological findings worsen as the number of gravidity and parity increase. Electrodiagnostic and clinical features of CTS may be worsening in females below 20 years at first pregnancy.Copyright © 2024 Copyright: © 2024 Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice.

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