title: Entrapment neuropathies.
abstract: Compression neuropathy includes a heterogeneous group of focal neuropathy syndromes related to peripheral nerve compression. Although acute or chronic compression-related injury may occur in essentially any peripheral nerve, certain anatomic considerations may predispose certain nerves to intrinsic or extrinsic compression-related injury. The clinical presentations of specific compression or entrapment syndromes depend on factors such as chronicity, location, severity, and mechanism of involvement of a particular nerve. In this article the diagnosis and management strategies of the more common and well-established entrapment and compression-related neuropathy syndromes are addressed.
authors: Department of Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular Medicine, The Ohio State University, 395 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. William.Arnold@osumc.edu
authors: William David
authors: WD
authors: Arnold
authors: Bakri H
authors: BH
authors: Elsheikh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*