Fortschritte der Neurologie-Psychiatrie
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Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr · Jan 2002
[Atypical symptoms in carpal tunnel syndrome - treatment and results].
Additionally to the typical carpal tunnel symptoms, the patients of this study had atypical complaints. Other reasons for these symptoms than those caused by the compression of the median nerve could be excluded using medical examination or imaging techniques. Purpose of this study was to investigate whether decompression of the median nerve may reduce or even abolish the atypical complaints. ⋯ This study shows that patients with carpal tunnel syndrome may also suffer from atypical complaints. These symptoms have been shown to be associated with the compression of the median nerve. They may be caused by spinal synaptic interaction between sensory and sympathetic/parasympathetic neuronal pathways by somatically-induced reflex responses.