Carpal tunnel syndrome in the elderly: nerve conduction parameters.

Objective: To establish nerve conduction parameters for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) electrodiagnosis in the elderly.

Method: Thirty healthy subjects (65-86 years), 9 male and 21 female, were studied. Routine median and ulnar sensory and motor nerve conduction studies, median mixed palmar latency, comparative latency techniques median to ulnar (sensory, mixed and motor lumbrical-interossei), median to radial (sensory), and combined sensory index (CSI) were performed in both hands.