Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - MeSH

Wounds and Injuries > Sprains and Strains > Cumulative Trauma Disorders > Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Nervous System Diseases > Neuromuscular Diseases > Peripheral Nervous System Diseases > Nerve Compression Syndromes > Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Entrapment of the MEDIAN NERVE in the carpal tunnel, which is formed by the flexor retinaculum and the CARPAL BONES. This syndrome may be associated with repetitive occupational trauma (CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS); wrist injuries; AMYLOID NEUROPATHIES; rheumatoid arthritis (see ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID); ACROMEGALY; PREGNANCY; and other conditions. Symptoms include burning pain and paresthesias involving the ventral surface of the hand and fingers which may radiate proximally. Impairment of sensation in the distribution of the median nerve and thenar muscle atrophy may occur. (Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1995, Ch51, p45)

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