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A patient is described in whom pain, paresthesias, weakness, and resting tremor gradually developed 8 years after an ulnar nerve transposition. Electromyography revealed that the tremor occurred at 4 to 5 Hz, was abolished by voluntary muscle contraction, and was localized to ulnar-innervated muscles. Ulnar nerve conduction was focally slowed at the elbow; therefore, ulnar neurolysis was performed and a fusiform neuroma-in-continuity was found. Mechanically tapping the neuroma elicited repetitive discharges at 4 to 5 Hz in the intrinsic muscles of the hand; these discharges were abolished by anesthetic block proximal to the neuroma. Although the pain, paresthesias, and weakness were abolished by the neurolysis, the tremor persisted. Possible neurophysiological mechanisms underlying the appearance of tremor with peripheral nerve entrapment are discussed.
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PMID:Tremor and peripheral nerve entrapment. Case report. 394 38

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common nerve entrapment disorder. The clinical features of CTS are variable, but usually include pain and paresthesia in the thumb, first two fingers, and the radial-half of the ring finger. Paresthesia and sensory deficits might involve the entire palm area in some cases. Pain frequently radiate proximally into the forearm, and occasionally to the shoulder. Many patients experience pain at night and are awakened by abnormal sensations. Shaking hand relief the symptom. The two classic tests for nerve compression at the wrist are the Tinel test and the Phalen maneuver, which diagnostic value is limited. Golden standard for the diagnosis is the combination of the clinical findings and the electrophysiological study. Routine median nerve conduction study is valuable. Prolonged terminal latency of motor or sensory nerve would be found in most CTS hands. If the routine study showed equivocal, more sensitive methods are needed. Those include segmental sensory conduction study across the carpal tunnel by median stimulation at midpalm, a comparison of median and ulnar sensory nerve latencies at ring finger and a comparison of median and radial sensory nerve latencies at thumb. A difference between the median motor latency to the second lumbrical and the ulnar motor latency to the interossei muscles has also diagnostic value in some cases. In addition, inching method can localized the compression site. Using these techniques, the diagnosis of CTS would become more reliable.
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PMID:[Clinical and electrophysiological findings in carpal tunnel syndrome]. 1804 99