median nerve syndrome
1Median nerve palsy — Classification and external resources Diagram from Gray s anatomy, depicting the peripheral nerves of the upper extremity, amongst others the median nerve. ICD 10 …
2Median nerve — Nerve: median nerve Diagram from Gray s anatomy, depicting the peripheral nerves of the upper extremity, amongst others the median nerve Latin nervus medianus Gray s …
3median nerve — noun A nerve in the upper limb in humans and other animals, formed from parts of the medial and lateral cords of the brachial plexus, and compression of which causes carpal tunnel syndrome …
4Palmar branch of the median nerve — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = ramus palmaris nervi mediani GraySubject = 210 GrayPage = 938 Caption = Nerves of the left upper extremity. Caption2 = Superficial palmar nerves. Innervates = BranchFrom = median nerve BranchTo = MeshName =… …
5Nerve compression syndrome — Trapped nerve redirects here. For other uses, see Trapped nerve (disambiguation). Nerve compression syndrome Classification and external resources ICD 9 355.9 MeSH …
6Nerve conduction study — A nerve conduction study (NCS) is a test commonly used to evaluate the function, especially the ability of electrical conduction, of the motor and sensory nerves of the human body. Nerve conduction velocity (NCV) is a common measurement made… …
7syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …
8Syndrome, carpal tunnel — Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a type of compression neuropathy caused by compression and irritation of the median nerve in the wrist. The nerve is compressed within the carpal tunnel, a bony canal in the palm side of the wrist that provides… …
9Nerve compression — “Pinching” a nerve by putting too much pressure on it. For example, the sciatic nerve may be painfully compressed by a ruptured disc in the lower spine causing sciatica. In nerve compression there is pressure on a nerve root or a peripheral nerve …
10median neuropathy — neuropathy due to a lesion of the median nerve or one of its branches; see anterior interosseous syndrome and pronator teres syndrome, under syndrome …
