Question

chloe a 32 y/o administrative assistant comes to the clinic with a chief complaint of numbness and tingling on the thumb, index and middle fingers of her left hand. this is most likely a case of: trigeminal neuralgia bells palsy carpal tunnel syndrome left sided homonymous hemianopsia

Explanation:

• Trigeminal Neuralgia: Affects the trigeminal nerve (facial pain, not hand symptoms).
• Bell's Palsy: Causes facial muscle weakness (not hand - related).
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Compression of the median nerve in the wrist. Median nerve innervates the thumb, index, and middle fingers. Symptoms like numbness and tingling in these fingers are classic for carpal tunnel.
• Left - sided homonymous hemianopsia: Visual field defect (not hand sensory symptoms).

Answer:

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome