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2. Ulnar neuropathy at the elbow - Wikipedia

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   Ulnar neuropathy at the cubital tunnel is diagnosed based on characteristic symptoms and signs. Intermittent or static numbness in the small finger and ulnar half of the ring finger, weakness or atrophy of the first dorsal interosseous, positive Tinel sign over the ulnar nerve proximal to the cubital tunnel, and positive elbow flexion test (elicitation of paresthesia in the small and ring ...

3. Peripheral neuropathy - Wikipedia

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   Peripheral neuropathy may be classified according to the number and distribution of nerves affected (mononeuropathy, mononeuritis multiplex, or polyneuropathy), the type of nerve fiber predominantly affected (motor, sensory, autonomic), or the process affecting the nerves; e.g., inflammation (), compression (compression neuropathy), chemotherapy (chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy).

4. Paresthesia - Wikipedia

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   Paresthesias of the hands, feet, legs, and arms are common transient symptoms. The briefest electric shock type of paresthesia can be caused by tweaking the ulnar nerve near the elbow; this phenomenon is colloquially known as bumping one's "funny bone". Similar brief shocks can be experienced when any other nerve is tweaked (e.g. a pinched neck ...

5. Physical therapy in carpal tunnel syndrome - Wikipedia

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   An occupational or physiotherapist working as a hand therapist may be involved in other areas of treatment for the symptoms of CTS depending on their scope of practice. [17] These treatments may include but are not limited to ultrasound, electromagnetic field therapy , magnetic therapy , low level-laser therapy, or nerve gliding exercises.

6. Carpal tunnel syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Carpal tunnel syndrome is sometimes applied as a label to anyone with pain, numbness, swelling, or burning in the radial side of the hands or wrists. When pain is the primary symptom, carpal tunnel syndrome is unlikely to be the source of the symptoms. [10] When the symptoms and signs point to atrophy and muscle weakness more than numbness ...

7. Doctors Say This Nighttime Behavior Can Be A Sign Of Dementia

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   Fred Kobylarz, MD, is co-director of the Center for Healthy Aging at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. ‘Sundowning’ is a term that refers to behavior changes in people with dementia ...