Possible causes of Hand numbness (paresthesias)

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

• Alcoholism Common
• Carpal tunnel syndrome (wrist nerve compression) Common
• Cerebral vascular accident (stroke) Common Urgent
• Cervical radiculopathy (pinched nerve in neck) Common
• Cervical spine stenosis (neck spinal stenosis) Common
• Cervical spondylosis (neck arthritis) Common
• Cubital tunnel syndrome Common
• Fracture (broken bone) Common Pediatric
• Hyperventilation (rapid breathing) Common Pediatric
• Medication reaction Common Urgent Pediatric
• Multiple sclerosis (MS) Common
• Peripheral neuropathy (nerve dysfunction) Common
• Peripheral vascular disease (blocked arteries) Common
• Raynaud's disease Common Pediatric
• Traumatic nerve injury Common Urgent Pediatric
• Brachial plexus injury (shoulder nerve injury) Pediatric
• Cancer (tumor)
• Cervical myelopathy (spinal cord compression) Urgent
• Compartment syndrome (painful swelling in a limb) Urgent
• Diabetes (elevated blood sugar)
• Frostbite Urgent
• Guillain Barre syndrome (ascending muscle weakness) Urgent
• Lead poisoning (toxicity) Urgent Pediatric
• Lyme disease Urgent
• Spondylolisthesis (slipped back bone)
• Thoracic outlet syndrome
• Transverse myelitis (spinal cord inflammation) Urgent
• West Nile virus infection Urgent