臨床検査67巻8号

2023年08月発行

今月の特集2 神経・筋疾患の超音波検査

手根管症候群（CTS）の病態と超音波検査

著者： 藤田浩二¹

所属機関： ¹東京医科歯科大学大学院医歯学総合研究科運動器機能形態学

ページ範囲：P.865 - P.869

Point

●手根管症候群（CTS）は非常に頻度の高い絞扼性末梢神経障害である．詳しい機序は不明であるが，屈筋支帯が硬化して正中神経を圧迫することで発症する．

●確実な診断のためには神経伝導速度検査が必要であるが，検査機器，技術，時間などに問題点がある．

●現時点では，超音波検査は診断や治療効果判定の補助的な位置付けであるが，今後，その重要性は増すであろう．

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