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Although electrical injuries involving the median nerve are a relatively rare but plausible cause of CTS, the related literature is limited. Here, we report a case of CTS in which the symptoms developed after an electrical injury, and review the related literature.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Case summary<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The patient was a right-handed male electrician who often used hand tools but had no symptoms of CTS before the injury, with the left hand as the point of entry. Typical symptoms of CTS manifested after the electrical injury, and a nerve conduction velocity test confirmed the presence of severe CTS in the left hand. Therefore, we believe that the symptoms can be largely attributed to the electrical injury.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The available literature supports the occurrence of delayed compressive neuropathy caused by scarring from substantial cutaneous burns in patients with electrical injuries. This case shows that electrical injuries may cause CTS in the absence of severe scarring through other mechanisms such as direct injuries to the nerve. Therefore, patients with electrical burns should be routinely examined for peripheral nerve compression symptoms in follow-ups, even when there are minimal cutaneous burns.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1539\/joh.2017-0247-cs","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,6,13]],"date-time":"2018-06-13T22:22:54Z","timestamp":1528928574000},"page":"320-323","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Carpal tunnel syndrome after an electrical injury: a case report and review of literature"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"60","author":[{"given":"Yi-Sin","family":"Wong","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Family Medicine, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital , Chia-Yi, Taiwan"},{"name":"Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, National Cheng Kung University , Tainan, 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