| carpal tunnel syndrome |
Occurs when the carpal tunnel space is reduced (eg when ther is swelling due to arthritis). The pressure on the (median) nerve causes pains and needles/numbness and/or pain in the hand.
Ãâó: www.ilar.org/Glossary/Glossary_c.htm
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| carpal tunnel syndrome |
a condition in which the median nerve is compressed as it passes through the carpal tunnel in the wrist, a narrow confined space. Since the median nerve provides sensory and motor functions to the thumb and three middle fingers, many symptoms may result.
Ãâó: www.beaumonthospitals.com/pls/portal30/cportal30.w...
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| carpal tunnel syndrome |
a common, painful condition of the wrist and hand due to nerve compression within the soft tissues due to inflammatory swelling or trauma.
Ãâó: www.spinal.co.uk/about/default.asp
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| carpal tunnel syndrome |
Thickening of the ligaments in the carpal tunnel that causes pressure on the nerves. This can cause irreversible nerve damage if not surgically corrected. In children with MPS/ML carpel tunnel syndrome occurs because of accumulation of GAG deposits.
Ãâó: www.mpssociety.org/lib-glossary.html
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| carpal tunnel |
Compression of the median nerve at the wrist. This causes numbness in the hand, thumb, and fingers.
Ãâó: www.neurosurgery.pitt.edu/conditions/
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