Trophic ulcers in the carpal tunnel syndrome

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Abelardo Q.-c. Araújo²  Henrique Barros Neto¹  Henrique Bulcão¹  Osvaldo J. M. Nascimento² 

[1] ,Universidade Federal Fluminense Department of Internal Medicine (Neurology) Niterói

关键词: median nerve;    carpal tunnel syndrome;    autonomic dysfunction;    nervo mediano;    sindrome do túnel do carpo;    disfunção antônoma;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X1993000300017

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

A patient with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and trophic ulcers is described. Despite the healing of the ulcers after surgery for CTS, the severe sensory deficit and the electrophysiological tests have not shown any significant improvement. We think these findings argue against the hypothesis of the sensory deficit being responsible for the trophic ulcers. We favor a major role for the sympathetic disturbances as the main cause for those lesions.

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