Tingling shoulder
Tingling shoulder: Introduction
The skin sensation of partial numbness or "pins and needles" or
a type of "burning", "tingling" or "creeping" sensation of the skin,
is known as a "paresthesia".
Symptoms may start as a tingling (paresthesia) and change to a numbness,
or there may be a combination of decreased sensation (numbness) but
with heightened sensations at certain times or with stimulation.
Any type of tingling, burning, or numbness is usually a symptom related to a sensory nerve being damaged, diseased,
or injured.
Causes depend on the exact location of the paresthesia sensations,
but typically include a physical nerve injury type condition
(e.g. a nerve entrapment or some type of pressure being applied to a nerve
directly or to the spinal attachment of that nerve),
or a disease condition affecting the nerves (e.g. neuropathy, diabetic
neuropathy, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, and others).
Having these sensory symptoms in multiple locations,
or the recurrence of similar
symptoms in different locations is a hallmark symptom of multiple sclerosis,
so your doctor will likely ask about the past history of similar symptoms
to assess the likelihood of multiple sclerosis as a diagnosis (see symptoms of multiple
sclerosis).
Any of these tingling or numbness symptoms are more than just annoying; they can indicate a serious
medical condition and require prompt medical diagnosis by a professional....more »
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Causes of Tingling shoulder:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Tingling shoulder.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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causes of Tingling shoulder
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Tingling shoulder: Comorbid Symptoms
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Misdiagnosis and Tingling shoulder
Cluster of diseases with difficult diagnosis issues: There is a well-known list of
medical conditions that are all somewhat difficult to diagnose, and all can present
in...read more »
Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who
had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness
because...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for
a patient to show mental decline to dementia.
Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical...read more »
Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms
of severe brain injury are hard to miss,
it is less clear for milder injuries, or...read more »
MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms
such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked.
This is particularly true of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), for which the
symptoms are...read more »
Psoriasis often undiagnosed cause of skin symptoms in children: Children who suffer
from the skin disorder called psoriasis can often go undiagnosed.
The main problem is that psoriasis is rare in children, and not often
seen by physicians...read more »
Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition
that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed.
It may be misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease or dementia (such as Alzheimer's disease).
The...read more »
Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had
suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their return.
A variety of symptoms can occur in post-concussion syndrome and these were not being...read more »
Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be
correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients.
These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but migraines can...read more »
Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency
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Medical Books Excerpts
- Paresthesia
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
- [ read ]
- Paresthesia
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
- [ read ]
Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Detailed list of causes of Tingling shoulder
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How Common are these Causes of Tingling shoulder?
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not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Tingling shoulder.
Of the 6
causes of Tingling shoulder that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 0
causes are "very common" diseases
- 0
causes are "common" diseases
- 0
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 0
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 6
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Tingling shoulder
Conditions listing symptoms: Tingling shoulder:
The following list of conditions
have 'Tingling shoulder' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Tingling shoulder?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Tingling shoulder, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
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Medical Conditions associated with Tingling shoulder:
Shoulder symptoms (80 causes), Tingling (811 causes), Sensations (6091 causes), Nerve symptoms (8848 causes), Sensory symptoms (6628 causes), Neurological symptoms (9194 causes), Skin symptoms (5718 causes), Pain (5963 causes), Brain symptoms (2165 causes), Skin problems (3429 causes), Common symptoms (7994 causes), Body symptoms (4926 causes), Head symptoms (9526 causes)
Symptoms related to Tingling shoulder:
Numb shoulder (4 causes), Shoulder pain (46 causes), Weak shoulder (16 causes), Tingling (811 causes), Numbness (413 causes), Paresthesias (423 causes), Cervical rib, Arterial ischemia, Fracture, Shoulder dislocation
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