The illusion of severe carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)

Ludwig Gutmann; Christopher Nance

doi:10.1002/mus.21547

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The illusion of severe carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)

Journal article

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The illusion of severe carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)

Ludwig Gutmann and Christopher Nance

Muscle & nerve, Vol.41(2), pp.260-261

02/2010

DOI: 10.1002/mus.21547

PMID: 19918777

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Abstract

Thenar atrophy occurs in patients with severe carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) of long-standing duration. In this report we present a young woman with mild bilateral CTS, based on electrophysiological studies, in whom marked thenar atrophy was on a congenital basis related to the VATER association (vertebral anomalies, anal atresia, tracheoesophageal fistula, and radial or renal abnormalities).

Severity of Illness Index

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Diagnosis, Differential

Congenital Abnormalities - genetics

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - diagnosis

Humans

Muscular Atrophy - diagnosis

Adult

Female

Muscular Atrophy - genetics

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - complications

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Title: Subtitle: The illusion of severe carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)
Creators: Ludwig Gutmann - Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506-9180, USA
Christopher Nance
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Muscle & nerve, Vol.41(2), pp.260-261
Publisher: United States
DOI: 10.1002/mus.21547
PMID: 19918777
ISSN: 0148-639X
eISSN: 1097-4598
Language: English
Date published: 02/2010
Academic Unit: Neurology
Record Identifier: 9984013117202771

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