Lodge de Guyon syndrome

The Loge-de-Guyon syndrome is one of the nerve congestion/compression syndromes. In this syndrome, the ulnar nerve (“ulnar nerve”) is constricted in the constricted area of the wrist named after a Parisian doctor. The ulnar nerve is one of the three main branches of the brachial plexus, a nerve plexus that supplies the upper extremity. It … Lodge de Guyon syndrome

Symptoms of Loge-de-Guyon syndrome | Lodge de Guyon syndrome

Symptoms of Loge-de-Guyon syndrome The Guyon Lodge is one of the three most typical sites of damage to the ulnar nerve and is located furthest distal (away from the center of the body). Because the nerve at the site of its constriction has usually already delivered the ramus superficialis for the sensitive (transmission of sensation) … Symptoms of Loge-de-Guyon syndrome | Lodge de Guyon syndrome

Diagnosis of Loge-de-Guyon syndrome | Lodge de Guyon syndrome

Diagnosis of Loge-de-Guyon syndrome The patient’s medical history (questioning of the patient about complaints and history) and clinical examination (see symptoms) provide the indicative signs. An electrophysiological examination in the sense of measuring the nerve conduction velocity (NLG) ensures the diagnosis (slowed NLG over affected area). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used to identify … Diagnosis of Loge-de-Guyon syndrome | Lodge de Guyon syndrome

MRI of the hand

General information about the MRT Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is based on the magnetic properties of tissue, especially tissue water. To display MRI images, a very strong magnetic field is required, which is more than 100,000 times stronger than the magnetic field of the earth. This magnetic field is generated by the MR tomograph. In … MRI of the hand