Handschuhe, Helm und Schweregefühl – Das T4-Syndrom

Bilaterale Parästhesien der Finger, Hände und Unterarme in Kombination mit Kopfschmerzen und interskapulären Beschwerden. Was zunächst wie eine willkürliche Ansammlung von Symptomen klingt, wird in der manuellen Medizin oft als T4-Syndrom zusammengefasst. Ob die weitverbreitete Theorie einer thorakal lokalisierten sympathischen Dysfunktion mit dem Gefühl des Patienten, Handschuhe und einen Helm zu tragen, überhaupt haltbar ist, ist fraglich.

Publication History

Article published online:
12 March 2021

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