Median Nerve Palsy Secondary To A Ganglion Cyst: A Case Report

Yıl 2009, Cilt: 26 Sayı: 1, 51 - 53, 06.12.2010

Yurdal Serarslan Yunus Doğramacı Aydıner Kalacı Ahmet Nedim Yanat Anıl Emir

Öz

We report a case of ganglion cyst inside the carpal tunnel presenting as median nerve palsy. We consider that the median nerve palsy in this case was due to direct nerve compression within the carpal tunnel caused by a ganglion cyst.

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