Anatom3DProper palmar digital branches of median nerve
Nervi digitales palmares proprii nervi mediani · Vlastní dlaňové prstové větve středního nervu
Nervous system
Looks like
Fine nerves running along each side of the thumb, index, middle and half of the ring finger.
What it does
Bring precise touch from the fingertips, key for grip and fine work; also supply the nail beds.
Keeping it well
Finger cuts often divide them; numbness beyond a cut needs repair by a hand surgeon, ideally within days.
Related conditions
- Amyloidosis (AL and ATTR)
- Botulism
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease
- Chickenpox (varicella)
- Chronic neuropathic pain
- Chronic pain syndrome
- De Quervain's tenosynovitis
- Dupuytren's contracture & trigger finger
- Fibromyalgia
- Ganglion cyst
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Lyme disease
- Myasthenia gravis
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Pseudogout (calcium pyrophosphate disease)
- Rabies
- Raynaud's phenomenon
- Repetitive strain & overuse injury
- Restless legs syndrome
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Shingles (herpes zoster)
- Tetanus
- Vitamin B1, C and other deficiencies