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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common, painful, progressive condition that is caused by compression of the median nerve at the wrist area. The common symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome include numbness and tingling sensation in all the fingers except the little finger, pain and burning sensation in your hand and wrist that may radiate up the arm and elbow, and weakness in your hand with diminished grip strength.

Trigeminal Neuralgia

Trigeminal Neuralgia is a disorder of the trigeminal nerve which causes episodes of intense pain in the face. This is often caused by compression of the Nerve by a blood vessel as it emerges from the brainstem.

Hemifacial Spasm

Hemifacial spasms are involuntary painless contractions affecting one side of the face. The muscles contract very often and they mostly start from the eye progressing down the face causing closure of one eye as well as distortion of the mouth on only one side of the face.

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