Symptom: Hand numbness

Hand numbness: Loss of feeling or sensation
Introduction: Numbness usually arises from damage or disease of nerves. Numbness is often associated with or preceded by abnormal pain-like sensations often described as pins-and-needles, prickling or burning sensations called paresthesias; see hand paresthesias. Any numbness or abnormal sensations need prompt professional medical advice.

Detailed cause information for symptom: Hand numbness:

Medical conditions causing symptom: Hand numbness (16 conditions)

Medical conditions causing complication: Hand numbness (3 conditions)

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Types of Hand numbness: Finger numbness (8)
Symptoms related to Hand numbness: hand paresthesia (20), hand burning
Hand numbness type of: Hand symptoms (76), Numbness (69), Arm numbness (25)
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Conditions listing symptoms: Hand numbness: The following list of conditions have 'Hand numbness' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

B

Brachial Plexus Injury ... numbness in hand

Broken finger ... finger numbness

Broken hand ... hand numbness

C

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... hand numbness, numbness in fingers

Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy ... numbness in toes and fingers

D

Diabetes ... hand numbness

Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy ... numbness in hands, numbness in fingers

G

Ganglion cyst ... numb hand

H

Hand neuropathy ... hand numbness, finger numbness

Hyperventilation ... numb hands

L

Lupus ... finger numbness

O

Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy ... hand numbness

P

Pernicious anemia ... numb fingers

Polyneuritis ... hand numbness

R

Raynaud's phenomenon ... finger numbness

T

Type 2 diabetes ... hand numbness

Conditions listing complications: Hand numbness: The following list of conditions have 'Hand numbness' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

D

Diabetes ... hand neuropathy

T

Type 1 diabetes ... hand neuropathy

Type 2 diabetes ... hand neuropathy

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