Abstract:Physicians often must evaluate patients who present with symptoms in a median nerve distribution and typically diagnose carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), but an accurate diagnosis is critical to determine causation and to define possible impairment. CTS is a constellation of symptoms and signs that result from mononeuropathy of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel; symptoms typically include tingling and/or numbness, dysesthesias, and/or pain in the radial palm and palmar aspect of the thumb, index, middle, and p… Show more
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