title: "Life" above the neck: brain tumour presenting as carpal tunnel syndrome.
abstract: Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common condition with many aetiologies. We present a case report of a glioblastoma which presented as carpal tunnel syndrome, and highlights that the most proximal site for pathology is not the spinal cord.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Tameside and Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust, Tameside General Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Dunkow
authors.forename: Aqeel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhutta
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pena
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000473:pathology*; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000473:pathology*