Carpal tunnel syndrome in a child with Down Syndrome
Pediatric Neurology
Recently, Davis en Vedanarayanan gave an overview of the carpal tunnel syndrome in Pediatric Neurology. (1) This neuropathy of the median nerve causes numbness, paresthesias, and pain in the hands. Symptoms occur mostly during the night and disrupt normal sleep. The carpal tunnel syndrome is present in almost all children with mucopolysaccharidosis, but otherwise it is rare in childhood. Recently we encountered the carpal tunnel syndrome in a child with Down syndrome.
Original Article: http://www.pedneur.com/article/S0887-8994(14)00534-7/abstract?rss=yes
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