[Carpal tunnel syndrome of occupational etiology--new problems in diagnosis and certification].

The work is based on the author's own experience during her employment as an expert at the Institute of Occupational Medicine, Lódź, and on the literature on diagnosing and certification of occupational etiology of the carpal tunnel syndrome. The paper also discusses the applicability of the electrophysiological tests for occupational certification, as well as the significance of having adequate information about the workplace of the examined people and the problem of expected difficulties in evaluating exposure to the due variable structure of production and services.