Anatom3DPalmar branch of ulnar nerve
Ramus palmaris nervi ulnaris · Dlaňová větev loketního nervu
Nervous system
Looks like
A small skin branch leaving the ulnar nerve in the forearm and running into the palm.
What it does
Brings feeling from the skin of the palm on the little-finger side.
Keeping it well
Rarely injured alone; can be cut in wrist surgery.
Related conditions
- Amyloidosis (AL and ATTR)
- Botulism
- Chickenpox (varicella)
- Chronic neuropathic pain
- Chronic pain syndrome
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Leprosy (Hansen's disease)
- Lyme disease
- Myasthenia gravis
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Rabies
- Restless legs syndrome
- Shingles (herpes zoster)
- Tetanus
- Vitamin B1, C and other deficiencies