title: [Carpal tunnel syndrome. Examples of false-positive diagnoses].
abstract: The most frequent peripheral entrapment neuropathy is the carpal tunnel syndrome. Clinical signs may be misleading. Therefore electrodiagnosis is of essential importance: EMG and ENG make is possible to confirm the diagnosis with high reliability. 4 cases with false positive diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004568:Electrodiagnosis; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009431:Neural Conduction; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000209:etiology; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology
vernacular_title: Karpaltunnel-Syndrom. Beispiele falsch-positiver Diagnosen.