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What Causes Numbness In Arm After An Injury?

Hello my sister got into car wreck about a year ago which resulted in a piece of glass cutting her upper bicep triceps area about an inch deep. She claims she is losing feeling in her arm over a year later even though she got medical attention. what could be causing this? can nerve damage determinate over a year after its healed? My sister like to excoriate and refuses to go to the doctor. So I wonder is this possible and she should see a doctor or just attention seeking. Also when the injury did heal up she did see a doctor and they said everything was healed and she didn t even need rehab.
Mon, 15 Dec 2014
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Hello dear,
I understand your concerns.Sharp injury to arm can very well result in a nerve injury.'Losing feeling in arm' is a vague term as one may have this complaint if he has weakness in arm or even if he has sensations loss in the arm.It can even be somatization of symptoms.But if it was a nerve injury,she should have got the symptoms early on, very shortly after the injury and not now.It may very well be an attention seeking behaviour only.Still,to rule out any possibility,I would like to suggest you to go to a neurologist so that he can actually examine your sister and give his expert comments.I hope it helps you.
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What Causes Numbness In Arm After An Injury?

Hello dear, I understand your concerns.Sharp injury to arm can very well result in a nerve injury. Losing feeling in arm is a vague term as one may have this complaint if he has weakness in arm or even if he has sensations loss in the arm.It can even be somatization of symptoms.But if it was a nerve injury,she should have got the symptoms early on, very shortly after the injury and not now.It may very well be an attention seeking behaviour only.Still,to rule out any possibility,I would like to suggest you to go to a neurologist so that he can actually examine your sister and give his expert comments.I hope it helps you.