TY - JOUR
T1 - Low-dose, short-term oral prednisone in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome
AU - Herskovitz, Steven
AU - Berger, Alan R.
AU - Lipton, Richard B.
PY - 1995/10
Y1 - 1995/10
N2 - We evaluated the effectiveness of low-dose, short-term oral prednisone in ameliorating the pain and other symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of patients with mild to moderate CTS. Prednisone, in doses of 20 mg daily for the first week and 10 mg daily for the second week, resulted in significant improvement in global symptom scores. The effect was rapid, but gradually waned over 8 weeks of observation. This approach may provide a treatment alternative in the short-term, conservative management of CTS.
AB - We evaluated the effectiveness of low-dose, short-term oral prednisone in ameliorating the pain and other symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of patients with mild to moderate CTS. Prednisone, in doses of 20 mg daily for the first week and 10 mg daily for the second week, resulted in significant improvement in global symptom scores. The effect was rapid, but gradually waned over 8 weeks of observation. This approach may provide a treatment alternative in the short-term, conservative management of CTS.
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U2 - 10.1212/WNL.45.10.1923
DO - 10.1212/WNL.45.10.1923
M3 - Article
C2 - 7477994
AN - SCOPUS:0029432093
SN - 0028-3878
VL - 45
SP - 1923
EP - 1925
JO - Neurology
JF - Neurology
IS - 10
ER -