Carpal tunnel syndrome, a source of annoying symptoms in the wrist and hand, can be reliably diagnosed with the help of nerve conduction studies. Surgical and non-surgical treatments of proven effectiveness are available for this pinched-nerve condition.
Polyneuropathy: A Disease of the Longest Nerve-Fibers
Polyneuropathy involves a completely different pattern of weakness and numbness than is produced by pinches and injuries of single peripheral nerves.