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'''Carpal tunnel syndrome''' is a common condition that can cause pain, tingling, and numbness in the arm, wrist, hands and/or fingers. It is caused when the carpel tunnel opening in the wrist, which the median nerve travels through, becomes smaller and pressure is exerted on the nerve. Swelling/inflammation is the most common reason the carpal tunnel narrows. It can occur as a result of injury, pregnancy, or chronic illness, such as, hypothyroidism, obesity, rheumatoid arthritis, and diabetes.<ref>https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/carpal-tunnel/carpal-tunnel-syndrome#1</ref> ==Prevalence== Dr. [[Jay Goldstein]] has reported carpal tunnel syndrome as "fairly common" in [[ME/CFS]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite book | url = https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mQ4b_GMFgoIC&pg=PT279#v=onepage&f=false | title = Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Treatment Guide, Second Edition | last = Verrillo | first = Erica | date = Oct 2012| publisher = [[Erica Verrillo]]| year = |isbn=|editor-link = |location= | pages = 279-280|language=en|chapter=Chapter 3 - Symptoms|quote= | author-link = Erica Verrillo|editor-last2 = |editor-link2 = }}</ref> however there do not appear to be studies to support this view. Carpal tunnel syndrome is not listed as a comorbidity or symptom in the Fukuda criteria for CFS, or in the [[International Consensus Criteria]] or [[Canadian Consensus Criteria]]. ==Potential causes== *Dr. Karl Folkers posits that [[Vitamin B6]] deficiency can cause carpal tunnel syndrome.<ref name=":0" /> ==Potential treatments== *[[Vitamin B6]] supplementation ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Signs and symptoms]] [[Category:Pain signs and symptoms]] [[Category:Diagnoses]] [[Category:Potential comorbidities]] [[Category:Neurological diseases and disorders]] [[Category:Musculoskeletal diseases and disorders]]
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