Influence of age, gender, and sidedness on ulnar nerve conduction.

Anatomic variation and susceptibility for injuries depending on gender were described for the ulnar nerve. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between gender and ulnar never motor conductance and the influence of sidedness for this association. Study was conducted as a retrospective study using nerve conduction study data of ulnar nerve of 2,526 patients.

Using video to introduce clinical materials.

Background: The early introduction of clinical material is a recognised strategy in medical education. The University of Ruhana Medical School, where a traditional curriculum is followed, offers students pre-clinical subjects without clinical exposure during their first and second years.

Innovation: Clinical materials in the form of videos were introduced to first-year students.

Analytical essay writing: a new activity introduced to a traditional curriculum.

Medical students following a traditional curriculum get few opportunities to engage in activities such as a literature search, scientific writing, and active and collaborative learning. An analytical essay writing activity (AEWA) in physiology was introduced to first-year students. Each student prepared an essay incorporating new research findings with existing knowledge on a medical topic.

Influence of age and the severity of median nerve compression on forearm median motor conduction velocity in carpal tunnel syndrome.

Forearm median motor conduction velocity (FMCV) is reduced in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The aim of this study was to investigate the association of FMCV with age and severity of median nerve compression. Forearm median motor conduction velocity and median nerve motor distal latencies were measured in 312 CTS hands.