title: The illusion of severe carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).
abstract: Thenar atrophy occurs in patients with severe carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) of long-standing duration. In this report we present a young woman with mild bilateral CTS, based on electrophysiological studies, in whom marked thenar atrophy was on a congenital basis related to the VATER association (vertebral anomalies, anal atresia, tracheoesophageal fistula, and radial or renal abnormalities).
authors.affiliation: Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506-9180, USA.
authors.forename: Ludwig
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gutmann
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nance
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000235:genetics; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D012720:Severity of Illness Index