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. 2021 Dec 30;70(6):921-929.
doi: 10.33549/physiolres.934681. Epub 2021 Oct 30.

Influence of Disease Activity and Body Composition Parameters on Cross-Sectional Area of the Median Nerve in Acromegalic Patients

I Ságová  1 , D Pavai, D Kantárová, D Holováčová, M Kužma, J Payer, P Vaňuga
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Influence of Disease Activity and Body Composition Parameters on Cross-Sectional Area of the Median Nerve in Acromegalic Patients

I Ságová et al. Physiol Res. .

Abstract

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is neuropathy that occurs due to compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel. Acromegaly is one of the important causes of CTS. The aim of this study was to examine median nerve with ultrasound in acromegalic patients and to assess the relationship with activity, duration of disease and body composition parameters. We prospectively examined the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the median nerve with high-resolution ultrasound in 107 acromegalic patients (70 females and 37 males) and 107 healthy controls (70 females and 37 males) matched for age, gender, and BMI. Body composition parameters were assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). The Student t-tests and Pearson correlation were used for data analysis. The cross sectional area of the median nerve was increased in acromegalic patients compared to controls (11.9 ± 4.8 mm2 vs. 7.7 ± 2.4 mm2, P < 0.001). Positive correlation was found between IGF-1 levels and CSA in the acromegalic group (R = 0.400, P < 0.001). Relationship between CSA and duration of acromegaly was not confirmed. In acromegalic patients, BMI correlated with the CSA (R = 0.294, P = 0.002). There was no significant difference in BMI, fat mass between the acromegalic and control group, but lean mass was higher in acromegalic patients compared with controls (54.8 ± 13.3 vs. 51 ± 11.6, P = 0.047). Lean mass and LMI (total body lean mass/height) positively correlated with CSA in acromegalic patients (R = 0.340, P < 0.001; R = 0.424, P < 0.001). No correlation was observed between fat mass and CSA of median nerve in all groups. We confirmed the enlargement of the median nerve in acromegalic patients. This enlargement is proportional to the degree of IGF-1 levels and is not dependent on the duration of the disease. The enlargement of the median nerve in acromegalic patients also depends on lean body mass and is not dependent on fat body mass.

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Correlation between IGF-1 and CSA of the median nerve in acromegalic patients. CSA: cross sectional area, IGF -1: insulin-like-growth factor 1
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Correlation between BMI and CSA of the median nerve in acromegalic patients. CSA: cross sectional area, BMI: body mass index
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Correlation between lean mass/height and CSA of the median nerve in acromegalic patients. CSA: cross sectional area
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