Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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Abstract
CARPAL tunnel syndrome (median neuropathy at the wrist) is the commonest type of peripheral nerve entrapment syndrome in the upper limb. Electrophysiologic studies have been employed in the diagnosis of this syndrome for almost two decades. Still, however, a large number of these conditions will go undiagnosed unless the physician is aware of the importance of obtaining sensory nerve conduction determinations in suspected individuals. The following case report exemplifies this point. Report of a Case A 33-year-old right-handed physiotherapist was examined at University Hospitals because of a three-year complaint of episodic paresthesias and numbness in her right hand, extending to the shoulder. Symptoms were particularly bothersome at night, frequently awakening her; for the last three months, she had been unable to sleep through a single night. For the past month, she had mild tingling in her left hand and forearm. She denied neck or upper extremity injury. She had not

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