"Carpal Tunnel Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D002349
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.668.829.500.500.200 C10.668.829.550.200 C26.844.150.206
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| Concept/Terms |
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Carpal Tunnel Syndromes
- Syndrome, Carpal Tunnel
- Syndromes, Carpal Tunnel
- Amyotrophy, Thenar, Of Carpal Origin
- Median Neuropathy, Carpal Tunnel
- Compression Neuropathy, Carpal Tunnel
- Entrapment Neuropathy, Carpal Tunnel
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| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Carpal Tunnel Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Five-year follow-up of carpal tunnel release in patients over age 65. J Hand Surg Am. 2010 Feb; 35(2):207-11.
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Dialysis-related amyloidosis: history and clinical manifestations. Semin Dial. 2001 Mar-Apr; 14(2):80-5.
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Predicting acute denervation in carpal tunnel syndrome. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1998 Mar; 79(3):306-12.
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Transverse carpal ligament: its effect on flexor tendon excursion, morphologic changes of the carpal canal, and on pinch and grip strengths after open carpal tunnel release. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1997 Sep; 100(3):636-42.
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Comparison of techniques for detecting digital neuropathy. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 1996 Jul-Aug; 75(4):278-82.
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Anatomic delineation of the ulnar nerve and ulnar artery in relation to the carpal tunnel by axial magnetic resonance imaging scanning. J Hand Surg Am. 1996 Mar; 21(2):273-6.