Possible causes of Numbness

22 conditions can cause this symptom. Most common are listed first.

• Carpal tunnel syndrome (wrist nerve compression) Common
• Cerebral vascular accident (stroke) Common Urgent
• Cervical spine stenosis (neck spinal stenosis) Common
• Cubital tunnel syndrome Common
• Diabetes (elevated blood sugar) Common
• Hyperventilation (rapid breathing) Common Pediatric
• Lumbar spinal stenosis (lower back spinal stenosis) Common
• Multiple sclerosis (MS) Common
• Peripheral neuropathy (nerve dysfunction) Common
• Raynaud's disease Common Pediatric
• Traumatic nerve injury Common Urgent Pediatric
• Gangrene Urgent
• Hypocalcemia (low blood calcium) Pediatric
• Lyme disease Urgent Pediatric
• Neurofibromatosis
• Thoracic outlet syndrome
• West Nile virus infection Urgent Pediatric
• Carbon monoxide poisoning Urgent
• Compartment syndrome (painful swelling in a limb) Urgent Pediatric
• Guillain Barre syndrome (ascending muscle weakness) Urgent
• Limb ischemia (decreased blood flow) Urgent
• Transverse myelitis (spinal cord inflammation) Urgent Pediatric