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The median nerve cross-sectional area of ultrasound image, and latencies of the compound muscle action potential (CMAP) and sensory nerve action potential (SNAP) were measured. The values obtained were compared between the affected and unaffected sides. The diagnostic accuracies of each parameter were assessed, and cut-off values were defined. Significant differences were observed in all parameters between the affected and unaffected sides (p &lt; 0.01). Area under the curve (AUC) values were 0.74, 0.88, and 0.73 for the cross-sectional area, CMAP distal latency, and SNAP distal latency, respectively. Cut-off values were 11.9 mm2, 5.1 ms, and 3.1 ms for the cross-sectional area, CMAP distal latency, and SNAP distal latency, respectively. The most reliable parameter that reflected clinical symptoms was the distal latency of CMAP. 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