Preferred Label : ulnar neuropathies;
MeSH definition : Disease involving the ULNAR NERVE from its origin in the BRACHIAL PLEXUS to its termination
in the hand. Clinical manifestations may include PARESIS or PARALYSIS of wrist flexion,
finger flexion, thumb adduction, finger abduction, and finger adduction. Sensation
over the medial palm, fifth finger, and ulnar aspect of the ring finger may also be
impaired. Common sites of injury include the AXILLA, cubital tunnel at the ELBOW,
and Guyon's canal at the wrist. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1995, Ch51 pp43-5);
MeSH synonym : nerve disease, ulnar; neuropathy, ulnar; neuropathies, ulnar; ulnar neuropathy; ulnar nerve diseases; nerve diseases, ulnar; ulnar nerve disease;
MeSH hyponym : ulnar neuritis; ulnar nerve palsy; Neuritides, Ulnar; Neuritis, Ulnar; Ulnar Neuritides; Nerve Palsies, Ulnar; Nerve Palsy, Ulnar; Palsies, Ulnar Nerve; Palsy, Ulnar Nerve; Ulnar Nerve Palsies;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulnar neuropathy;
Origin ID : D020424;
UMLS CUI : C0154743;
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Disease involving the ULNAR NERVE from its origin in the BRACHIAL PLEXUS to its termination
in the hand. Clinical manifestations may include PARESIS or PARALYSIS of wrist flexion,
finger flexion, thumb adduction, finger abduction, and finger adduction. Sensation
over the medial palm, fifth finger, and ulnar aspect of the ring finger may also be
impaired. Common sites of injury include the AXILLA, cubital tunnel at the ELBOW,
and Guyon's canal at the wrist. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1995, Ch51 pp43-5)
