Acroparaesthesia
| Classification according to ICD-10 | |
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| I73.8 | Other specified peripheral vascular diseases Acroparaesthesia:
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| ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019) | |
A Akroparästhesie ( Greek ᾰκρον, acro , =, tip 'or' limb '; and παραίθησις, par-aisthesis , therepast perception') is a paresthesia in the fingers and toes , the so-called extremities . The English-language technical term is acroparesthesia .
description
Acroparaesthesia manifests itself in affected patients by tingling and numbness in the hands and toes.
Acroparesthesias are mostly caused by polyneuropathies . Polyneuropathies are diseases of the peripheral nervous system . A common cause of severe acroparaesthesia is Fabry syndrome .
In addition to these neuritic causes, vasomotor disorders can also trigger acroparaesthesia. These include, for example, the cervical syndrome and the scalene syndrome .
The Wartenberg syndrome is also known as idiopathic Akroparästhesie referred.
therapy
The treatment is generally carried out as part of the therapeutic measures for the disease causing acroparaesthesia.
Individual evidence
- ↑ T. Kolter, K. Sandhoff: Sphingolipidosen. In: D. Ganten, K. Ruckpaul (Ed.): Monogen Conditional Hereditary Diseases 1. Volume 1, Verlag Springer, 1999, ISBN 3-540-65529-8 restricted preview in the Google book search
- ↑ S. Bogensberger: Hexal Pocket Lexicon Medicine. Verlag Elsevier, Urban & Fischer, 2004, ISBN 3-437-15011-1 , p. 17. Restricted preview in the Google book search
- ↑ Peter Reuter: Springer Lexicon Medicine. Springer, Berlin a. a. 2004, ISBN 3-540-20412-1 , p. 54.
