Numbness and Tingling
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Numbness and Tingling Definition
Common names:
Loss of Sensation
Numbness
Numbness and Tingling
Tingling
A person with numbness and tingling has abnormal feeling or loss of sensation on the surface of the skin.
Numbness and tingling may be caused by:
Diabetic neuropathy
Alcoholic neuropathy
Peripheral neuropathy
Stroke
TIA
Panic attacks
Neurapraxia
Multiple sclerosis
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Numbness and Tingling Symptoms
Related Topics:
Alcoholic neuropathy
Anxiety
Arm numbness (bilateral)
Arm numbness (unilateral)
Diabetic neuropathy
Foot numbness (both feet)
Hand numbness (bilateral)
Hand numbness (unilateral)
Leg numbness (bilateral)
Leg numbness (unilateral)
Leg pain (bilateral)
Leg swelling (bilateral)
Panic attacks
Peripheral vascular disease
Sciatica
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Arm and leg numbness (bilateral)
Arm and leg numbness (unilateral)
Arm numbness (bilateral)
Arm numbness (unilateral)
Feet numbness
Hand numbness (bilateral)
Hand numbness (unilateral)
Leg numbness (bilateral)
Leg numbness (unilateral)
Tingling of the arms and legs (bilateral)
Tingling of the arms (bilateral)
Tingling of the arm (unilateral)
Tingling of the face (bilateral)
Tingling of the face (unilateral)
Tingling of the feet (bilateral)
Tingling of the hands (bilateral)
Tingling of the hand (unilateral)
Tingling of the legs (bilateral)
Tingling of the leg (unilateral)
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Last Updated: Oct 9, 2008
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Stephen J. Schueler, MD
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Numbness and Tingling References:
Goldstein LB, Simel DL. Is this patient having a stroke? JAMA. 2005 May 18;293(19):2391-402.
Overgaard E, Brandt LP, Ellemann K, Mikkelsen S, Andersen JH. Tingling/numbness in the hands of computer users: neurophysiological findings from the NUDATA study. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2004 Oct;77(7):521-5.
Palmer KT, Griffin MJ, Syddall H, Pannett B, Cooper C, Coggon D. Risk of hand-arm vibration syndrome according to occupation and sources of exposure to hand-transmitted vibration: A national survey. Am J Ind Med. 2001 Apr;39(4):389-96.
Polydefkis M, Griffin JW, McArthur J. New insights into diabetic polyneuropathy. JAMA. 2003 Sep 10;290(10):1371-6.
