Glossary for Foot numbness

Medical terms related to Foot numbness or mentioned in this section include:

• Acroosteolysis neurogenic: A very rare inherited condition characterized mainly by the loss of all sensations - the lose the ability to feel pain, temperature and touch. The loss of sensation generally starts at the toes and fingers and spreads up the limbs and the trunk may also be involved in some cases.
• Alcohol abuse: Excessive alcohol as a symptom of other conditions
• Amyloidosis: A disease characterized by the accumulation of insoluble amyloid protein in tissues and organs which in turn affects the functioning of these tissues and organs.
• Broken foot: Fracture of one or more foot bones
• Buerger's disease: Buergers's disease is a recurring inflammation and thrombosis (clotting) of small and medium arteries and veins of the hands and feet
• Burning feet: Burning sensation in one or both feet.
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder: Degeneration of limb muscles.
• Chemical poisoning - Allyl chloride: Allyl chloride is a chemical used mainly in the manufacture of epichlorohydrin and glycerin but is also used in the production of products such as polyester, varnish plastic adhesive, insecticides, perfumes and pharmaceuticals. Ingestion and other exposures to the chemical can cause various symptoms. The type and severity of symptoms varies depending on the amount of chemical involved and the nature of the exposure.
• Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy: A rare disorder involving swelling of nerve roots and destruction of the protective layer around nerves. Severe symptoms can take up to a year or more to develop.
• Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy: A rare disorder involving swelling of nerve roots and destruction of the protective layer around nerves. Severe symptoms can take up to a year or more to develop.
• Ciguatera poisoning: Rare toxic food poisoning from eating contaminated fish
• Common symptoms: The most common symptoms
• Dana syndrome: A rare inherited disorder characterized by the gradual degeneration of the white matter of the spinal cord and pernicious anemia. Various neurological symptoms can result.
• Diabetes: Symptoms similar to those of diabetes
• Diabetes-like symptoms: Symptoms similar to those of diabetes
• Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: Diabetic nerve damage affecting toes, feet, and sometimes hands.
• Excessive dieting: Excessive limitation of food intake can lead to problems and effects such as dizziness, depression, intestinal problems, edema and impaired growth.
• Foot paresthesia: Foot tingling, prickling, numbness or burning sensations
• Foot symptoms: Symptoms affecting one or both feet
• Guillain-Barre Syndrome: An acute condition which is characterized by polyradiculoneuropathy that affects the peripheral nervous system
• Guillain-Barre syndrome: An acute condition which is characterized by polyradiculoneuropathy that affects the peripheral nervous system
• Hyperventilation: Abnormally fast and deep breathing.
• Hypocalcemia, autosomal dominant: A dominantly inherited disorder of phosphate and calcium metabolism which results in low blood calcium levels. The severity of the condition is highly variable with some patients being asymptomatic.
• Hypopigmented lesions in children:
• Incontinence of urine: urine incontinence is the involuntary passage of urine at times and in amounts that interfere with the normal daily activites of living
• Intermittent claudication: is muscle pain which occurs during physical exercise and is relieved by rest. It usually is a feature or arterial abnormality of the lower limbs
• Lead poisoning: A type of heavy metal poisoning caused by excessive exposure to lead.
• Leg numbness: Loss of feeling or sensation
• Leg symptoms: Symptoms affecting the leg
• Limb symptoms: Symptoms affecting the limbs
• Lupus: Autoimmune disease with numerous effects on various organs and linings.
• Nerve symptoms: Symptoms affecting the nerves
• Numbness: Loss of feeling or sensation
• Numbness in Both Feet: Loss of normal sensation occurring in both feet
• Numbness in one foot: Loss of normal sensation occurring in one foot
• Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy: A group of diseases progressive degeneration occurs in a particular area of the brain (olivopontocerebellar area) which results in various neurological symptoms.
• POEMS syndrome: A very rare disorder that has widespread effects on the body: P - polyneuropathy, O - organopathy, E - endocrinopathy, M - monoclonal gammopathy, S - skin changes.
• Pain: Any type of pain sensation symptoms.
• Paresthesia: Tingling, prickling, or pins-and-needles sensations
• Paresthesias: Tingling, prickling, numbness or burning sensations
• Peripheral neuropathy: Any loss in the function of the peripheral nervous system
• Polyneuritis: Widespared inflammation of nerves
• Polyneuropathy - Ophthalmoplegia - Leukoencehalopathy - Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction: A rare genetic disorder which affects a number of body systems and manifests results in symptoms such as droopy eyelids, progressive eye muscle weakness, gastrointestinal dysmotility, brain disease, thin body, peripheral neuropathy and muscle disease.
• Porphyria, hereditary coproporphyria: An inherited disorder that affects the nervous system and sometimes the skin. It occurs when a metabolic disorder results in excessive production of coproporphyrins which accumulate in body tissues and is excreted in large amounts.
• Possible human carcinogenic exposure - Zalcitabine: Some evidence indicates that exposure to Zalcitabine has a possible link to an increased risk of developing cancer in humans. The carcinogenicity of the substance may be influenced by the duration and level of exposure. Zalcitabine has been used as an anti-HIV agent although its use for this purpose has been largely discontinued.
• Pyridoxine deficiency: Deficiency of vitamin B6 which has many uses in the body.
• Renal failure: A condition characterized by a failure of the kidney to excrete toxic metabolites from the body
• Sarcoidosis: Rare autoimmune disease usually affecting the lungs.
• Sensations: Changes to sensations or the senses
• Spinal cord injury: spinal cord injury causes myelopathy or damage to white matter or myelinated fiber tracts that carry sensation and motor signals to and from the brain
• Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord: Gradual spinal cord degeneration
• Syphilis: A sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacteria (Treponema pallidum). The condition is often asymptomatic in the early stages but one or more sores may be present in the early stages. Untreated syphilis usually results in remission of visible symptoms but further severe damage may occur to internal organs and other body tissues which can result in death.
• Tarsal tunnel syndrome: A pinched nerve in the lower ankle area (posterior tibial nerve) which results in foot pain.
• Vitamin B12 Deficiency: A deficiency of Vitamin B12 primarily causes anemias the body is unable to make sufficient quantities of normal red blood cells. Severe cases can lead to permanent nervous system problems. The vitamin B12 deficiency can result from absorption problems, insufficient dietary intake, certain medications (e.g. metformin), inherited conditions (e.g. transcobalamin deficiency) and certain chronic parasitic intestinal infestations.

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