Numbness, weakness, and pain in the hand due to compression of the median nerve at the wrist

• A. Coloboma
• B. Coccyx
• C. Conjunctivitis
• D. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Answer: (D)

The main idea here is that pressure on the median nerve as it passes through the carpal tunnel in the wrist causes the symptoms described. This leads to carpal tunnel syndrome, which produces numbness and tingling in the thumb, index, middle, and the radial half of the ring finger, along with weakness in the thumb muscles and sometimes pain in the hand or wrist. The location of the nerve compression at the wrist is what links directly to these hand symptoms, making carpal tunnel syndrome the best fit for the scenario.

The other options don’t fit because they involve different parts of the body or conditions: coloboma is an eye defect, coccyx relates to the tailbone, and conjunctivitis is eye inflammation. None of these explain numbness or weakness in the hand due to median nerve compression at the wrist.