The reliability of somatosensory evoked potentials in the diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome

Volume: 37 Number: 2 September 11, 2006
  • Cengiz Yilmaz
  • I. Kayahan
  • Sinan Avci
  • Abtullah Milcan
  • Metin Eskandari
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The reliability of somatosensory evoked potentials in the diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome

Abstract

Objectives: We assessed the role of somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP) in the diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome. Methods: Somatosensory evoked potentials were recorded in provocative and decompressing positions in 30 patients (28 females, 2 males; mean age 32 years; range 20 to 52 years) with a diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome and in 30 healthy subjects showing a similar age and sex distribution. Results: All recordings yielded normal ranges in both groups. No statistically significant differences were found between the positions in which SEPs were recorded and between the patient and control groups. Conclusion: Our data suggest that SEPs do not give diagnostic information in the identification of thoracic outlet syndrome.

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Cengiz Yilmaz This is me

I. Kayahan This is me

Sinan Avci This is me

Abtullah Milcan This is me

Metin Eskandari This is me

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September 11, 2006

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March 6, 2014

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Year 2003 Volume: 37 Number: 2

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https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v37i2.840

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https://izlik.org/JA99HF23JA

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APA
Yilmaz, C., Kayahan, I., Avci, S., Milcan, A., & Eskandari, M. (2006). The reliability of somatosensory evoked potentials in the diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 37(2), 150-153. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v37i2.840
AMA
1.Yilmaz C, Kayahan I, Avci S, Milcan A, Eskandari M. The reliability of somatosensory evoked potentials in the diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;37(2):150-153. doi:10.3944/aott.v37i2.840
Chicago
Yilmaz, Cengiz, I. Kayahan, Sinan Avci, Abtullah Milcan, and Metin Eskandari. 2006. “The Reliability of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials in the Diagnosis of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 37 (2): 150-53. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v37i2.840.
EndNote
Yilmaz C, Kayahan I, Avci S, Milcan A, Eskandari M (September 1, 2006) The reliability of somatosensory evoked potentials in the diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 37 2 150–153.
IEEE
[1]C. Yilmaz, I. Kayahan, S. Avci, A. Milcan, and M. Eskandari, “The reliability of somatosensory evoked potentials in the diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 150–153, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v37i2.840.
ISNAD
Yilmaz, Cengiz - Kayahan, I. - Avci, Sinan - Milcan, Abtullah - Eskandari, Metin. “The Reliability of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials in the Diagnosis of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 37/2 (September 1, 2006): 150-153. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v37i2.840.
JAMA
1.Yilmaz C, Kayahan I, Avci S, Milcan A, Eskandari M. The reliability of somatosensory evoked potentials in the diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;37:150–153.
MLA
Yilmaz, Cengiz, et al. “The Reliability of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials in the Diagnosis of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 37, no. 2, Sept. 2006, pp. 150-3, doi:10.3944/aott.v37i2.840.
Vancouver
1.Cengiz Yilmaz, I. Kayahan, Sinan Avci, Abtullah Milcan, Metin Eskandari. The reliability of somatosensory evoked potentials in the diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;37(2):150-3. doi:10.3944/aott.v37i2.840