How does the sNCT/CPT evaluation assist in clinical evaluations?
Differential Diagnosis: The Neurometer® CPT sNCT evaluation is used to objectively quantify sensory nerve function when the history (sensory symptoms) and physical examination (abnormalities desp; The differential diagnosis of sensory neuropathy can include: radiculopathy (disc injury), compressive lesion (e.g., carpal or tarsal tunnel syndrome), as well as axonal versus demyelinating polyneuropathy (e.g. Guillian-Barré Syndrome, diabetic, uremic, alcoholic, toxic), spinal impairment or other types of central nervous system dysfunction (e.g. syringomyelia). Different sensory nerve pathologies can exhibit distinctly different distributions of sensory impairment and may selectively effect the functioning of specific sub-populations of nerve fiber function (e.g. demyelinating neuropathies or large versus small fiber dysfunction). For instance, the impairment resulting from radiculopathy will be confined to a dermatomal distribution whereas the impairment from polyneuropathy secondary to a
