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A case of Guyon syndrome with neuroapraxic block resolved after surgical decompression
L Padua1, A Insola, M LoMonaco
1Instituto di Neurologia, Università Cattolica, Roma, Italy. lpadua@mclink.it
Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology
|September 19, 1998
Abstract:
Guyon syndrome is the well-known ulnar entrapment at the wrist; usually surgical decompression improves the symptoms. Neurophysiological studies are essential to demonstrate the abnormality of ulnar nerve conduction at the wrist. We report a case of Guyon syndrome onset after 6 h of cycling. Neurophysiological study revealed ulnar neuroapraxic block at the wrist, and axonal impairment. Post-operative clinical and neurophysiological follow-up showed marked clinical improvement and neurophysiological resolution of abnormalities. To our knowledge, no cases of Guyon syndrome with neuroapraxic block are reported in the literature.