Das Karpaltunnelsyndrom ist das häufigste Engpasssyndrom eines peripheren Nervs. Der Patient bemerkt ein — teilweise schmerzhaftes — Einschlafen der Hand mit Ausstrahlung in die Schulter (Brachialgia paraesthetica nocturna). Hinzu kommt ein Pelzigkeitsgefühl der radialen dreieinhalb Finger. Lesen Sie hier, wann welche Therapieformen indiziert sind.
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Schuh, A., Handschu, R., Eibl, T. et al. Das Karpaltunnelsyndrom — wann muss der Patient unters Messer?. MMW - Fortschritte der Medizin 159, 59–62 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15006-017-9903-z
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