Compression syndrome

compression syndrome --
crush syndrome
medical dictionary
Trauma and ischaemia of soft tissues, principally skeletal muscle, due to prolonged severe crushing of the tissues, ...

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Arcuate ligament compression syndrome
see coeliac artery compression syndrome
ALB ...

Spinal cord compression syndrome occurs when the tumour compresses the spinal cord or the nerve roots in the spinal canal. This causes pain and loss of function of the nerves (neurological deficit).

Patellofemoral compression syndrome results from excessive tension or compression of soft tissue structures; there may be exacerbating bony malalignment.

Cardiac compression syndrome ... heart palpitations
Cardiac diverticulum ... rapid heart rate, heart failure
Cardiac hydatid cysts with intracavitary expansion ... palpitations
Cardiac malformation ...

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As of 2003, diagnostic imaging is being increasingly used to aid in the diagnosis of nerve entrapment and compression syndromes.

In nerve compression syndromes, conduction velocity is abnormally slow where the nerve is being compressed. By measuring conduction velocities over different segments of the nerve, it is possible to determine the site of compression.

Nerve compression syndromes (such as carpal tunnel syndrome and capital tunnel syndrome)
Brachial plexus disorders in adults
Tumors and masses in the upper extremity ...

Sprains and strains
Nerve-compression syndromes
“Red flag' situations
Other causes of back problems ...

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Hochman MG. Nerves in a pinch: imaging of nerve compression syndromes. Radiol Clin North Am. Jan 2004; 42(1): 221-45.

See also: Surgery, Nerve Compression Syndromes, Symptom, Injury, Cancer