title: Clinical diagnosis of peripheral nerve compression in the upper extremity.
abstract: Compression neuropathies are common in clinical practice. This article is a review of the clinical features of the common entrapment neuropathies affecting the upper extremity. The frequently found entrapment syndromes are discussed in detail. Uncommon syndromes are also briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Nassau County Medical Center, East Meadow, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Anto
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aradhya
mesh_terms: D001132:Arm / Q000294:innervation*; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011379:Prognosis; D011826:Radial Nerve; D017769:Ulnar Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis