Causes of Paresthesia

Cause of Paresthesia: Nerve damage, nerve entrapment, nerve compression, or damage to blood supply for a nerve.

Underlying condition causes of Paresthesia: The list of possible underlying conditions (see also Misdiagnosis of underlying causes of Paresthesia) mentioned in various sources as possible causes of Paresthesia includes:

• Traumatic nerve damage
• Nerve entrapment
• Nerve compression
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Stroke
• Transient ischemic attack
• Multiple sclerosis
• Transverse myelitis
• Encephalitis
• Brain tumor
• CNS tumor
• Arteriovenous malformation - pressing against brain and CNS
• Diabetes
• Diabetic neuropathy
• Hypothyroidism
• Vitamin B12 deficiencies
• Alcoholism
• Heavy metal poisoning
• Lead poisoning
• Arsenic poisoning
• Nerve entrapment syndromes
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Systemic lupus erythematosus
• See also causes of symptom paresthesia

Paresthesia as a symptom: Conditions listing Paresthesia as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Paresthesia. The list of conditions listing Paresthesia as a symptom in our database includes:

• Peripheral neuropathy
• Pernicious anemia
• Pinched Nerve

Causes of Paresthesia: medical news summaries: The following medical news items are relevant to causes of Paresthesia:

• New drug approved for treatment of nerve damage pain

Related information for causes of Paresthesia: Further relevant information on causes of Paresthesia may be found in the risk factors for Paresthesia and underlying causes of Paresthesia.
Last revision: June 5, 2003

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