What it is
Compression of the median nerve as it passes through the carpal tunnel. Prolonged compression can cause sensory loss and weakness of the thenar muscles.
Typical clinical symptoms
- Numbness, tingling, burning or pain in the thumb, index, middle and radial half of the ring finger
- Night symptoms or symptoms while holding a phone or driving
- Dropping objects and difficulty with fine movements
- Weakness or wasting at the thumb base in advanced cases
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Scientific literature
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Carpal tunnel syndrome: clinical features, diagnosis, and management.
Literature review · 2016
Wrist & Hand
When is medical assessment needed?
Deformity after trauma, a finger that cannot actively bend or straighten, progressive loss of sensation or strength, a cold or pulseless hand, an open wound, and redness with fever require prompt medical assessment.
Descriptions are for orientation. Diagnosis follows history, clinical examination and, only when indicated, imaging or laboratory tests.
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