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Compression neuropathies
S Shuman1, L Osterman, F W Bora
1Neurology and Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Seminars in Neurology
|March 1, 1987
Abstract:
Nerve compression, frequently from entrapment at specific anatomic locations, is a common clinical entity, especially in patients with predisposing occupations or with certain medical disorders. It should be pointed out that a nerve can be compressed at more than one level. Early recognition and treatment are the most effective means of preventing long-lasting disability, since, despite the capacity for regeneration bestowed on the peripheral nervous system, functions lost as a result of denervation are never fully restored.