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Adjectival Hyphens

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"pregnancy: most common in the third trimester and usually resolves post-partum ²⁶"

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EG List And

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"There are no established diagnostic criteria for carpal tunnel syndrome, and reliance on one diagnostic parameter is not recommended ²⁶. Helpful tools include validated questionnaires (e.g. Kamath and Stothard questionnaire, Katz and Stirrat hand symptom diagram), clinical examination, nerve conduction studies, and imaging ²⁶."

Line 14:200 · An e.g. list gives selected examples, so it should not end with 'and' or 'or': 'e.g. Kamath and Stothard questionnaire, Katz and'.

Prefix Hyphens

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"Intraneural hyper-vascularisation is another feature with high diagnostic accuracy, although it may be absent in chronic cases ^16,17."

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Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Complications"

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There Is

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"There is a wide range of causes of carpal tunnel syndrome:"

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Semicolons

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"The clinical presentation can harbour some pitfalls. Sensory and pain symptoms of the pronator teres syndrome and carpal tunnel syndrome can overlap; one can distinguish the two by examining for numbness of the forearm, which does not occur in carpal tunnel syndrome, and ask about nocturnal exacerbation, which is atypical in pronator teres syndrome. Provocation tests, as detailed above, can help further."

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"Enlargement of the nerve seems to be the most sensitive and specific criterion, but what cut-off value for pathological size remains debated; the normal cross-sectional area is given at 9-11 mm² (0.09-0.11 cm²), but the range of cross-sectional areas deemed pathological is wide. According to one study, a 2 mm² difference in nerve cross-sectional area between the level of the pronator quadratus and the carpal tunnel has a 99% sensitivity and 100% specificity for carpal tunnel syndrome ⁹."

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Commas

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"related to increased fluid contents: e.g. pregnancy, obesity, renal failure, hypothyroidism, menopause, oral contraceptive pill, heart failure ^22,26"

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