The numbness of hands and feet during the recovery of cerebral infarction may be caused by the sequelae of cerebral infarction, but also can be seen in cervical disc herniation, peripheral neuropathy and other diseases, should consult the doctor in time to find out the cause of the disease.
1. Sequelae of cerebral infarction: Cerebral infarction refers to ischemic necrosis or softening of limited brain tissues caused by ischemia and hypoxia due to the obstacle of blood circulation in the brain. Patients may suffer from hemiparesis, sensory impairment, ataxia and other symptoms, and in severe cases, complications such as paralysis and muscle movement disorders may occur. The symptom of numbness of limbs in cerebral infarction is more often considered as the manifestation of sensory disorder.
2. Cervical disc herniation: If patients with cerebral infarction have degenerative changes in the cervical spine, and the herniated disc leads to compression of the spinal cord or nerve roots, the symptoms of numbness in hands and feet may appear.
3. Peripheral neuropathy: clinically, diabetes mellitus complicating peripheral neuropathy is also relatively common, therefore, patients with cerebral infarction itself combined with diabetes mellitus may have numbness of the hands and feet during the recovery period. At the same time, it also suggests that there is a fluctuation of the disease.
Cerebral infarction during the recovery of the symptoms of numbness of the hands and feet, should be timely consultation, improve the relevant examination, by the doctor for the cause of the corresponding treatment.