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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome : Complications

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Complications Overview Articles

Carpal tunnel syndrome
If the condition is treated properly, there are usually no complications. If untreated, the nerve can be damaged, causing permanent weakness, numbness, and tingling.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 12, 2008
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Persons with carpal tunnel syndrome can usually expect to gain significant relief from prescribed surgery, treatments, exercises, and positioning devices.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
There is a wide range of outcomes in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. A few patients have spontaneous remission of symptoms.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Without treatment, continued pressure on the median nerve puts an individual at risk for permanent disability in the affected hand. Most people are able to control the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome with splinting and anti-inflammatory agents.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Complications Articles

Numbness and tingling
Numbness and tingling are abnormal sensations that can occur anywhere in your body, but are often felt in your fingers, hands, feet, arms, or legs.Sensory loss; Paresthesias; Tingling and numbness; Loss of sensation.Remaining in the same seated or...
Source:ADAM
Date:April 21, 2009
Numbness and Tingling
Numbness and tingling are decreased or abnormal sensations caused by altered sensory nerve function.The feeling of having a foot"fall asleep" is a familiar one. This same combination of numbness and tingling can occur in any region of the body and...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
General paresis
General paresis is an impairment of mental function caused by damage to the brain from untreated syphilis.General paresis is one form of neurosyphilis. Today it is very rare.The syphilis infection damages the nerves of the brain.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 13, 2008
Impaired sensation
Impaired sensation is often a signal that there something affecting a nerve or the nervous system. Changes in sensations are often subjective and difficult to describe, that is, experienced by the patient but difficult for the provider to diagnose and treat.
Source:Healthline
Date:October 31, 2007
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