Hand weakness
Hand weakness: Introduction
Hand weakness: Weakness of one or both hands.
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Diagnostic tests for Hand weakness:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Hand weakness. Some of these are listed below :
- General appearance
- Looking for bruising, deformity of hand, swelling of the hand, abnormal posture of body, muscle wasting
- Physical examination
- Blood pressure and pulse to detect risk factors for stroke
- Listen for carotid bruits which can indicate narrowing of arteries to brain and thus risk factor of stroke
- May be necessary to examine a variety of joints including the cervical spine, shoulder, elbow , wrists and the various joints of the hand
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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Hand weakness.
Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing
your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information
you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis.
Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- How long have you noticed weakness in your hand? - to establish if acute or chronic.
- What areas of the hand are affected by the weakness? - may help determine cause of weakness e.g. movement at the wrist, knuckles or fingers.
- Are both hands affected by weakness and is it symmetrical?- helps determine which joints, muscles and /or nerves may be affected e.g. peripheral muscle weakness due to peripheral neuropathy is symmetrical compared with individual nerve, nerve root disease or stroke which should be suspected if weakness is asymmetrical or confined to one limb
- Is the arm also affected by the weakness? - helps to determine which muscles and/or nerves are affected.
- Aggravating factors? - helps to determine the cause of hand weakness e.g. muscle power decreases with use in myasthenia gravis.
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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse
your condition.
The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Hand weakness) may include:
- Hand pain? - a painful joint, muscle or bone disease may interfere with assessment of hand power.
- Hand paresthesia? - if there is also paresthesia in the involved extremity this may suggest herniated cervical disc , spinal cord tumor or cervical spondylosis. Other conditions to consider are brachial plexus neuropathy, thoracic outlet syndrome, cervical rib, Pancoast's tumor, Raynaud's disease, sympathetic dystrophy or various entrapment syndromes such as carpal tunnel syndrome and ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow.
- Neck pain? - may indicate that the cause of hand weakness originates from disorders of the cervical spine.
- Are there any other areas of the body which are weak? - e.g. weakness of the muscles of the face would suggest a diagnosis of cerebrovascular disease, a mass in the brain or spinal cord.
- Headaches? - may suggest cerebrovascular disease or mass in brain.
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Stories from Users for Hand weakness
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Medications or substances causing Hand weakness:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Hand weakness as a symptom.
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including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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Organs affected by Hand weakness:
The list of organs typically affected by Hand weakness may include, but is not limited to:
- Hand
- Hand muscles
- Hand nerve
Detailed list of causes of Hand weakness
The list below shows some of the causes of Hand weakness mentioned in various sources:
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How Common are these Causes of Hand weakness?
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not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Hand weakness.
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causes of Hand weakness that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 0
causes are "very common" diseases
- 0
causes are "common" diseases
- 0
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 1
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 51
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Hand weakness
Conditions listing symptoms: Hand weakness:
The following list of conditions
have 'Hand weakness' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
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of any symptom.
A
Anterior Interosseous Nerve Compression
... hand weaknessB
Botulism food poisoning
... weak gripBroken hand
... weak handC
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
... difficulty gripping, dropping things, hand weaknessCervical hypertrichosis neuropathy
... weak handsCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease - deafness
... hand weaknessCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease deafness recessive type
... hand weaknessCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1A
... hand weaknessCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B
... hand weaknessCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1C
... hand weaknessCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1D
... hand weaknessCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1E
... hand weaknessCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1F
... hand weaknessCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2A
... hand weaknessCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2AI
... hand weaknessCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2AII
... hand weaknessCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2C
... hand weaknessCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2D
... hand weaknessCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2E
... hand weaknessCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 4A
... hand weaknessCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 4B1
... hand weaknessCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 4C
... hand weaknessCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 4F
... hand weaknessCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 4G
... hand weaknessCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, X-linked recessive, 5
... hand weaknessCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease, X-linked, 1
... hand weaknessCharcot-Marie-Tooth, demyelinating, autosomal recessive
... hand weaknessChemical poisoning - DDD
... hand weaknessChemical poisoning - DDT
... hand weaknessCongenital hepatic porphyria
... wrist dropD
Dejerine-Klumpke syndrome
... hand weaknessDiabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
... hand weaknessDistal myopathy
... hand weaknessDistal myopathy with vocal cord weakness
... hand weaknessDistal myopathy, Welander type
... hand weaknessG
Ganglion cyst
... weak handH
Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies
... hand weaknessHypertrophic neuropathy of Dejerine-Sottas
... hand weaknessI
Idiopathic myopathy
... difficulty lifting objectsInclusion Body Myositis
... difficulty pinching, difficulty gripping, hand weaknessL
Lead poisoning
... wrist dropM
Monomelic Amyotrophy
... weak gripN
Nerve sheath neoplasm
... hand weaknessNeuropathy, distal hereditary motor, Jerash type
... hand weaknessNeuropathy, distal hereditary motor, type VIIA
... hand weaknessP
POEMS syndrome
... hand weaknessPolyneuropathy - Ophthalmoplegia - Leukoencehalopathy - Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction
... hand weaknessR
Radial Tunnel Syndrome
... hand weaknessRadiation-Induced Brachial Plexopathy
... hand weaknessRheumatoid vasculitis
... weak handsS
Syringomyelia, cervical lesion
... hand weaknessW
Welander distal myopathy, Swedish type
... Hand weakness
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Causes of Hand weakness Based on Risk Factors
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on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Hand weakness?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Hand weakness, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
Classifications of Hand weakness:
Subtypes of Hand weakness:
Wrist drop (2 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Hand weakness:
Weakness (3822 causes), Hand symptoms (1115 causes), Sick (5748 causes), Arm symptoms (1340 causes), Limb symptoms (1215 causes)
Symptoms related to Hand weakness:
Hand numbness (36 causes), Hand paresthesia (40 causes), Arm weakness (66 causes), Diabetes (183 causes), Peripheral artery disease, Peripheral neuropathy (83 causes), Peripheral nerve trauma, Peripheral nerve compression, Cold Compartment syndrome
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