Anatom3DPalmar branch of median nerve
Ramus palmaris nervi mediani · Dlaňová větev středního nervu
Nervous system
Looks like
A small skin branch leaving the median nerve above the wrist and passing over, not through, the carpal tunnel.
What it does
Brings feeling from the skin of the central palm and thenar area.
Keeping it well
Normal palm sensation in carpal tunnel syndrome is explained by it; can be cut in wrist surgery.
Related conditions
- Amyloidosis (AL and ATTR)
- Botulism
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Chickenpox (varicella)
- Chronic neuropathic pain
- Chronic pain syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Lyme disease
- Myasthenia gravis
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Rabies
- Restless legs syndrome
- Shingles (herpes zoster)
- Tetanus
- Vitamin B1, C and other deficiencies