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Neuropatía del nervio cubital; Parálisis del nervio cubital
El dolor o el entumecimiento pueden despertarlo a uno. La afección se agrava por actividades como el tenis o el golf.
Es importante una historia cuidadosa de cuándo empezó el problema y lo que usted podría haber estado haciendo que pudo haber lesionado el nervio.
Un examen de la mano y la muñeca puede revelar la disfunción del nervio cubital. Los signos pueden abarcar:
Se pueden necesitar exámenes, dependiendo de su historia clínica, síntomas y hallazgos en el examen físico. Estos exámenes pueden abarcar:
Vallarino R, Santiago FH. Ulnar neuropathy (wrist). In: Frontera WR, Silver JK, Rizzo TD Jr., eds. Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2008:chap 35.
Weiss LD, Weiss JM. Ulnar neuropathy (elbow). In: Frontera WR, Silver JK, Rizzo TD Jr., eds. Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2008:chap 23.
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