Median Nerve Syndrome

Median nerve syndrome*

Median nerve syndrome (*syndrome um nervi medi ani*) is a group of spinal cord diseases that affect the median nerve or its components - the roots. These diseases are characterized by complex symptoms caused by damage to the central and peripheral nervous systems.

The pathogenesis mainly lies in the area of ​​the nerve itself or the underlying nerve centers in the central nervous system - the cerebellum and spinal cord. The reasons may vary. Many factors cause acute pathology, while others provoke chronic ones. Trigger factors for acute syndrome can be cerebral circulatory disorders or thrombosis of great vessels. They contribute to ischemia of certain areas of nervous tissue, including the segment