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What Causes Numbness And Pain In Elbows?

I have been having a numb dull ache from elbows down and knees down. I have joint pain probably arthritis but not to the degree that aleve does not releave. But the numbing pain is all day and worse when i lay down. Nothing releaves it, i am concerned because it has gone on for a long time. My father has parkinsins along with vascular issues. Could this be sypmtomatic of either
Wed, 12 Oct 2016
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Hello! In my opinion, since your complaints are sensory and symmetrical, you might have polyneuropathy. Polyneuropathy is a condition that affects peripheral nerves symmetrically, It is charachterized by weakness an sensory complaints wich are more pronounced distally (the most distant part suffers first and more), and in the feet before the hands. Although you're not that clear from how long you're suffering, i can exclude the acute forms. The polyneuropathy in your case is probable subacute or chronic. The subacute forms are most frequently caused by diabetes, use fo alcohol, vitamin B12 deficiency, chronic gastrointestinal disease that affect vit B12 absorption, poisoning with heavy metals and other substances (like lead, arsenic, mercury, organophosphates, acrylamide, some drugs), some paraneoplastic states (lymphoma, carcinom), some infections like HIV, Lyme disease, some inflamatory disease (like vasculitis, rheumatoid artrits, Lupus erythematosus, Sjogren syndrome etc)
Chronic neuropathies can be aquired and accompany other conditions like uremia, praproteinemia, diabetes, amyloidosis, hypothyroidism)
Another form of polyneuropathy is the chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy CIDP. This last conditions evolve slowly for some months and it may involve arms predominantly. Chronic
Chronic polyneuropathies can be hereditary. If you have relatives with motor or sensory abnormalities you should tell your doctor.
You need to realize nerve conduction testing and electromyography to diagnose polyneuropathy.
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What Causes Numbness And Pain In Elbows?

Hello! In my opinion, since your complaints are sensory and symmetrical, you might have polyneuropathy. Polyneuropathy is a condition that affects peripheral nerves symmetrically, It is charachterized by weakness an sensory complaints wich are more pronounced distally (the most distant part suffers first and more), and in the feet before the hands. Although you re not that clear from how long you re suffering, i can exclude the acute forms. The polyneuropathy in your case is probable subacute or chronic. The subacute forms are most frequently caused by diabetes, use fo alcohol, vitamin B12 deficiency, chronic gastrointestinal disease that affect vit B12 absorption, poisoning with heavy metals and other substances (like lead, arsenic, mercury, organophosphates, acrylamide, some drugs), some paraneoplastic states (lymphoma, carcinom), some infections like HIV, Lyme disease, some inflamatory disease (like vasculitis, rheumatoid artrits, Lupus erythematosus, Sjogren syndrome etc) Chronic neuropathies can be aquired and accompany other conditions like uremia, praproteinemia, diabetes, amyloidosis, hypothyroidism) Another form of polyneuropathy is the chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy CIDP. This last conditions evolve slowly for some months and it may involve arms predominantly. Chronic Chronic polyneuropathies can be hereditary. If you have relatives with motor or sensory abnormalities you should tell your doctor. You need to realize nerve conduction testing and electromyography to diagnose polyneuropathy. I hope i have been of help