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Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common median nerve compression syndrome and
the most common peripheral mononeuropathy. The clinical syndrome is diagnosed by
history and physical examination. Electrodiagnostic testing is the objective
method used to measure median nerve dysfunction at the wrist and confirm the
clinical diagnosis of CTS. Neuromuscular ultrasound imaging of the carpal tunnel
provides supportive diagnostic information by revealing pathologic nerve swelling
in CTS, and other anatomic anomalies that compress the median nerve. These tests
cannot be used to make the diagnosis in the absence of history that includes CTS
symptom criteria and excludes other causes.
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