Hand weakness

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Hand weakness. Muscular dystrophy, Inclusion body myositis (IBM), Myotonic dystrophy, Myofibrillar myopathy. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Muscle causes

  • Muscular dystrophy
  • Inclusion body myositis (IBM)
  • Myotonic dystrophy
  • Myofibrillar myopathy

Neuromuscular junction (NMJ) causes

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Neuropathic causes

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Mononeuropathies

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Spinal causes

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Orthopaedic causes

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Other causes

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References

  1. Bertorini TE. Neuromuscular Case Studies. Butterworth Heinemann Philadelphia 2008 p454.
  2. Jiang N, Ubogu EE. Hirayama disease: an important cause of focal hand weakness in young adults. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep 2021; 9:23247096211001646.
  3. Arthur-Farraj PJ, Murphy SM, Laura M, et al. Hand weakness in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease 1X. Neuromuscul Disord 2012; 22:622-666. 
  4. Mori I, Koga M, Hirata K, Yuki N. Hand weakness onset Guillain–Barré syndrome. JNNP 2004; 75:169-170.
  5. Finkelsteyn AM, Saucedo MA, Miquelini LA, et al. Ischemic stroke of the "hand knob area": a case series and literature review. J Clin Neurosci 2019; 65:100-105.
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