title: Entrapment neuropathies: clinical overview.
abstract: Causes include congenital defects, trauma, and inflammation. Some forms are overdiagnosed, particularly carpal tunnel syndrome. Others--such as thoracic outlet syndrome and anterior interosseous nerve syndrome--are rare. Diagnosis and management are relatively straightforward in most cases, but much remains to be learned about the natural course and prevention of these disorders.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Brockton Medical Centers, USA.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Dawson
mesh_terms: D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013901:Thoracic Outlet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D017769:Ulnar Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy