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In general, ulnar [[Peripheral neuropathy|neuropathy]] will result in symptoms in a specific anatomic distribution, affecting the little finger, the ulnar half of the ring finger, and the [[Hand#Intrinsic|intrinsic muscles]] of the hand.
The specific symptoms experienced in the characteristic distribution depend on the specific location of ulnar nerve compression. The hallmark symptoms of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow (cubital tunnel syndrome) is paresthesia (tingling). This can progress to a loss of sensibility. Muscle weakness is usually experienced as a loss of dexterity.
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In [[cubital tunnel syndrome]] (ulnar neuropathy at the elbow), sensory and motor symptoms tend to occur in a certain sequence. Initially, there may be intermittent paresthesia and loss of sensibility of the small and ulnar half of the ring fingers. Next is constant numbness (loss of sensibility). The final stage is intrinsic hand muscle atrophy and weakness.
In contrast, when ulnar neuropathy occurs at the wrist (ulnar tunnel syndrome), motor symptoms predominate. There may be an ulnar claw hand from imbalance between the muscles innervated by the ulnar nerve in the forearm (which are functioning normally) and those in the hand (which are weak). The back of the hand will have normal sensation.<ref name="pmid11299442">{{cite journal |last1=Aguiar |first1=Paulo Henrique |last2=Bor-Seng-Shu |first2=Edson |last3=Gomes-Pinto |first3=Fernando |last4=Almeida- Leme |first4=Ricardo Jose de |last5=Freitas |first5=Alexandre Bruno R. |last6=Martins |first6=Roberto S. |last7=Nakagawa |first7=Edison S. |last8=Tedesco-Marchese |first8=Antonio J. |title=Surgical management of Guyon's canal syndrome, an ulnar nerve entrapment at the wrist: report of two cases |journal=Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |date=March 2001 |volume=59 |issue=1 |pages=106–111 |doi=10.1590/S0004-282X2001000100022 |pmid=11299442 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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