title: [Acroparesthesia in the hands of pregnant women].
abstract: The author describes 34 pregnant women with acroparesthesia in the hands. They occur during the second half of pregnancy. After delivery they disappear spontaneously. The causes for acroparesthesia during pregnancy are explained by endocrine respectively acromegalic changes. Pathogenetic mechanism is clarified now: there is compression neuropathy of median or elbow nerves or both. The clinic of this neuropathology is the same as that, induced by other causes. It is treated by means of decompression conservative decompression with dehydrocortisone.
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authors: Ilchevski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008475:Median Nerve; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D014459:Ulnar Nerve
chemical_list: D011241:Prednisone
vernacular_title: Akroparestezii v rŭtsete pri bremenni.