title: Compression neuropathies.
abstract: Nerve compression, frequently from entrapment at specific anatomic locations, is a common clinical entity, especially in patients with predisposing occupations or with certain medical disorders. It should be pointed out that a nerve can be compressed at more than one level. Early recognition and treatment are the most effective means of preventing long-lasting disability, since, despite the capacity for regeneration bestowed on the peripheral nervous system, functions lost as a result of denervation are never fully restored.
authors.affiliation: Neurology and Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shuman
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Osterman
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Bora
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*