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Nervous System Diseases > Neuromuscular Diseases > Peripheral Nervous System Diseases > Mononeuropathies > Median Neuropathy

Preferred term

Median Neuropathy  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

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Entry terms

  • Median Mononeuropathies
  • Median Mononeuropathy
  • Median Nerve Disease
  • Median Nerve Diseases
  • Median Nerve Neuropathies
  • Median Nerve Neuropathy
  • Mononeuropathy, Median
  • Nerve Disease, Median
  • Nerve Neuropathy, Median
  • Neuropathy, Median
  • Neuropathy, Median Nerve

Note

  • pronator nerve syndrome: coordinate with NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES

Scope note

  • Disease involving the median nerve, from its origin at the BRACHIAL PLEXUS to its termination in the hand. Clinical features include weakness of wrist and finger flexion, forearm pronation, thenar abduction, and loss of sensation over the lateral palm, first three fingers, and radial half of the ring finger. Common sites of injury include the elbow, where the nerve passes through the two heads of the pronator teres muscle (pronator syndrome) and in the carpal tunnel (CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME).

History note

  • 2000

In other languages

  • keskihermon neuropatia

    Finnish

  • medianus-hermon neuropatia
  • n. medianuksen neuropatia
  • nervus medianuksen neuropatia
  • Medianneuropati

    Swedish

  • Mediannervinklämning
  • Mediannervneurologi
  • Mediannervneuropati
  • Mediannervsjukdomar

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D020423

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