Symptoms:

• Abnormal sensation
• Burning pain
• Difficulty moving a part of the body (paralysis)
• Inability to move a part of the body
• Lack of control over movement in a part of the body
• Lack of or decreased sensation in any part of the body
• Numbness and tingling

Specific symptoms depend on the nerve involved.

Signs and tests:

A detailed history is needed to determine the possible cause of the disorder. Examination and neuromuscular testing may show a loss of feeling and movement due to problems with specific nerves. Reflexes may be abnormal.

To diagnose mononeuritis multiplex usually requires problems with two or more unrelated nerve areas. Common findings may include the following:

• Axillary nerve dysfunction
• Common peroneal nerve dysfunction
• Distal median nerve dysfunction
• Femoral nerve dysfunction
• Radial nerve dysfunction
• Sciatic nerve dysfunction
• Ulnar nerve dysfunction

Tests that may be done include:

• EMG
• Nerve biopsy
• Nerve conduction velocity

Other possible tests include:

• Antinuclear antibody panel
• Blood tests
• C-reactive protein
• Imaging tests
• Lyme disease antibody
• Rheumatoid factor
• X-rays