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Patients' reports of symptoms of pain, numbness, tingling, or burning in the hand or finger that lasted more than one week or occurred three or more times after the initial screening were investigated. 77 cases were defined as asymptomatic workers with electrodiagnostic findings of median mononeuropathy in either hand based on a comparison of median and ulnar sensory evoked peak latencies. A difference &gt; or = 0.5 ms was defined as abnormal; a normal difference was &lt; or = 0.2 ms. Controls were asymptomatic age, and sex matched workers with normal nerve conduction studies in both hands. Follow up questionnaires were completed 17 (SD 6) months later. RESULTS: The follow up participation rate was 72%. Cases had a 12% risk of developing symptoms during the follow up period compared with 10% in the control group, chi 2 = 0.12, P = 0.73. 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