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Arm Or Hand Hypoesthesia

MedGen UID:
353396
•Concept ID:
C1706846
•
Sign or Symptom

Definition

Consisting of abnormally decreased sensitivity, particularly to touch in the arm or hand. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVArm Or Hand Hypoesthesia

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Antidepressants for pain management in adults with chronic pain: a network meta-analysis.
Birkinshaw H, Friedrich CM, Cole P, Eccleston C, Serfaty M, Stewart G, White S, Moore RA, Phillippo D, Pincus T
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023 May 10;5(5):CD014682. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014682.pub2. PMID: 37160297Free PMC Article
Neonatal brachial plexus palsy - early diagnosis and treatment.
Berényi M, Szeredai M, Cseh Á
Ideggyogy Sz 2022 Jul 30;75(7-08):247-252. doi: 10.18071/isz.75.0247. PMID: 35916611
Evidence-Based, Implementable Motor Rehabilitation Guidelines for Individuals With Cerebral Palsy.
Demont A, Gedda M, Lager C, de Lattre C, Gary Y, Keroulle E, Feuillerat B, Caudan H, Sancelme Z, Isapof A, Viehweger E, Chatelin M, Hochard M, Boivin J, Vurpillat P, Genès N, de Boissezon X, Fontaine A, Brochard S
Neurology 2022 Aug 16;99(7):283-297. Epub 2022 Jun 24 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000200936. PMID: 35750497

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Single-plate versus double-plate comparison in the surgical treatment of comminuted clavicle fractures: Is the secondary plate reliable?
Yurteri A, Mercan N, Gem K, Bilgiç A, Kiliç M, Doğar F
Medicine (Baltimore) 2023 Dec 22;102(51):e36711. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000036711. PMID: 38134057Free PMC Article
Acupuncture and integrative oncology for taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy: a randomized multicentered study.
Ben-Arye E, Gamus D, Samuels N, Schiff E, Hausner D, Gressel O, Attias S, Lavie O, David A, Shulman K, Agbarya A
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2023 May 1;33(5):792-801. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2022-004004. PMID: 36600535
Impact of acupuncture and integrative therapies on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: A multicentered, randomized controlled trial.
Ben-Arye E, Hausner D, Samuels N, Gamus D, Lavie O, Tadmor T, Gressel O, Agbarya A, Attias S, David A, Schiff E
Cancer 2022 Oct;128(20):3641-3652. Epub 2022 Aug 12 doi: 10.1002/cncr.34422. PMID: 35960141
Pain and numbness one month after carpal tunnel release predict patient-reported outcome measures at sixth months.
Hama S, Okada M, Yokoi T, Uemura T, Nakamura H
J Plast Surg Hand Surg 2022 Jun;56(3):167-171. Epub 2021 Jul 29 doi: 10.1080/2000656X.2021.1953041. PMID: 34324405
The numb arm and hand.
Bracker MD, Ralph LP
Am Fam Physician 1995 Jan;51(1):103-16. PMID: 7810463

Diagnosis

Pain and numbness one month after carpal tunnel release predict patient-reported outcome measures at sixth months.
Hama S, Okada M, Yokoi T, Uemura T, Nakamura H
J Plast Surg Hand Surg 2022 Jun;56(3):167-171. Epub 2021 Jul 29 doi: 10.1080/2000656X.2021.1953041. PMID: 34324405
Lymphedema after breast cancer: incidence, risk factors, and effect on upper body function.
Hayes SC, Janda M, Cornish B, Battistutta D, Newman B
J Clin Oncol 2008 Jul 20;26(21):3536-42. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2007.14.4899. PMID: 18640935
Acute effects of vibration on thermal perception thresholds.
Burström L, Lundström R, Sjödin F, Lindmark A, Lindkvist M, Hagberg M, Nilsson T
Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2008 Apr;81(5):603-11. Epub 2007 Oct 6 doi: 10.1007/s00420-007-0266-0. PMID: 17922136
Finger skin temperature and laser-Doppler finger blood flow in subjects exposed to hand-arm vibration.
Mirbod SM, Yoshida H, Jamali M, Miyashita K, Takada H, Inaba R, Iwata H
Ind Health 1998 Apr;36(2):171-8. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.36.171. PMID: 9583315
The numb arm and hand.
Bracker MD, Ralph LP
Am Fam Physician 1995 Jan;51(1):103-16. PMID: 7810463

Therapy

Acupuncture and integrative oncology for taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy: a randomized multicentered study.
Ben-Arye E, Gamus D, Samuels N, Schiff E, Hausner D, Gressel O, Attias S, Lavie O, David A, Shulman K, Agbarya A
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2023 May 1;33(5):792-801. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2022-004004. PMID: 36600535
Impact of acupuncture and integrative therapies on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: A multicentered, randomized controlled trial.
Ben-Arye E, Hausner D, Samuels N, Gamus D, Lavie O, Tadmor T, Gressel O, Agbarya A, Attias S, David A, Schiff E
Cancer 2022 Oct;128(20):3641-3652. Epub 2022 Aug 12 doi: 10.1002/cncr.34422. PMID: 35960141
A prospective cohort study investigating an exposure-response relationship among vibration-exposed male workers with numbness of the hands.
Edlund M, Burström L, Gerhardsson L, Lundström R, Nilsson T, Sandén H, Hagberg M
Scand J Work Environ Health 2014 Mar;40(2):203-9. Epub 2013 Sep 25 doi: 10.5271/sjweh.3386. PMID: 24067946
Finger skin temperature and laser-Doppler finger blood flow in subjects exposed to hand-arm vibration.
Mirbod SM, Yoshida H, Jamali M, Miyashita K, Takada H, Inaba R, Iwata H
Ind Health 1998 Apr;36(2):171-8. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.36.171. PMID: 9583315
Protecting the brachial plexus during median sternotomy.
Tomlinson DL, Hirsch IA, Kodali SV, Slogoff S
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1987 Aug;94(2):297-301. PMID: 3613630

Prognosis

Pain and numbness one month after carpal tunnel release predict patient-reported outcome measures at sixth months.
Hama S, Okada M, Yokoi T, Uemura T, Nakamura H
J Plast Surg Hand Surg 2022 Jun;56(3):167-171. Epub 2021 Jul 29 doi: 10.1080/2000656X.2021.1953041. PMID: 34324405
A prospective cohort study investigating an exposure-response relationship among vibration-exposed male workers with numbness of the hands.
Edlund M, Burström L, Gerhardsson L, Lundström R, Nilsson T, Sandén H, Hagberg M
Scand J Work Environ Health 2014 Mar;40(2):203-9. Epub 2013 Sep 25 doi: 10.5271/sjweh.3386. PMID: 24067946
Finger skin temperature and laser-Doppler finger blood flow in subjects exposed to hand-arm vibration.
Mirbod SM, Yoshida H, Jamali M, Miyashita K, Takada H, Inaba R, Iwata H
Ind Health 1998 Apr;36(2):171-8. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.36.171. PMID: 9583315
The numb arm and hand.
Bracker MD, Ralph LP
Am Fam Physician 1995 Jan;51(1):103-16. PMID: 7810463
Protecting the brachial plexus during median sternotomy.
Tomlinson DL, Hirsch IA, Kodali SV, Slogoff S
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1987 Aug;94(2):297-301. PMID: 3613630

Clinical prediction guides

Single-plate versus double-plate comparison in the surgical treatment of comminuted clavicle fractures: Is the secondary plate reliable?
Yurteri A, Mercan N, Gem K, Bilgiç A, Kiliç M, Doğar F
Medicine (Baltimore) 2023 Dec 22;102(51):e36711. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000036711. PMID: 38134057Free PMC Article
Acupuncture and integrative oncology for taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy: a randomized multicentered study.
Ben-Arye E, Gamus D, Samuels N, Schiff E, Hausner D, Gressel O, Attias S, Lavie O, David A, Shulman K, Agbarya A
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2023 May 1;33(5):792-801. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2022-004004. PMID: 36600535
Impact of acupuncture and integrative therapies on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: A multicentered, randomized controlled trial.
Ben-Arye E, Hausner D, Samuels N, Gamus D, Lavie O, Tadmor T, Gressel O, Agbarya A, Attias S, David A, Schiff E
Cancer 2022 Oct;128(20):3641-3652. Epub 2022 Aug 12 doi: 10.1002/cncr.34422. PMID: 35960141
Pain and numbness one month after carpal tunnel release predict patient-reported outcome measures at sixth months.
Hama S, Okada M, Yokoi T, Uemura T, Nakamura H
J Plast Surg Hand Surg 2022 Jun;56(3):167-171. Epub 2021 Jul 29 doi: 10.1080/2000656X.2021.1953041. PMID: 34324405
Reducing neurologic and vascular complications of endoscopic carpal tunnel release using a modified chow technique.
Uchiyama S, Yasutomi T, Fukuzawa T, Nakagawa H, Kamimura M, Kato H
Arthroscopy 2007 Aug;23(8):816-21. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2007.02.009. PMID: 17681201

Recent systematic reviews

Pain mechanisms in carpal tunnel syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of quantitative sensory testing outcomes.
Sobeeh MG, Ghozy S, Elshazli RM, Landry M
Pain 2022 Oct 1;163(10):e1054-e1094. Epub 2021 Dec 15 doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002566. PMID: 35050958

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