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Jan 2024
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Upper Extremity Neurological Signs and S...

Kyle Rice
About this episode

Jeremy is a 55 year old male who presents with numbness and tingling in both hands, loss of pain and temperature sensation in a glove-like distribution, and decreased grip strength. This patient MOST likely suffers from:

A. Cervical radiculopathy

B. Thoracic outlet syndrome

C. Peripheral neuropathy

D. Carpal tunnel syndrome

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