In 1935, doctors noticed that patients whose median nerve had been severed didn’t get pruny fingers when wet, and subsequently used finger wrinkling as a test for nerve damage. The median nerve ...

Medically reviewed by Jason DelCollo, DO Thumb numbness is a symptom often attributed to a "pinched nerve" of the hand, wrist, or spine. In addition, numbness may be due to a disease or medications ...

Nerve conduction tests had abnormal results in about 6% of the patients, which was about what was seen in healthy participants. “Our findings suggest the preserved sensory integrity of the median ...