The Numb Hand (pdf)
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome<br />
• Corticosteroid<br />
injections<br />
– Most effective if<br />
symptomatic for <<br />
1 year<br />
– Diffuse and<br />
intermittent<br />
numbness<br />
– Normal 2-point<br />
discrimination<br />
– No weakness or<br />
thenar atrophy<br />
– EMG reveals no<br />
denervation<br />
– 1-2 millisecond<br />
prolongation on<br />
NCS<br />
– 40% of this group<br />
symptom free at 1<br />
year
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