I asked this question last night and never received an answer. mom just died of complications d/t ms.. my pinky has been numb. any connection? .

Finger paresthesia: A transient symptom like this could be to prior trauma to the finger area, cervical disk disease, or resting on your ulnar crease (compression on a nearby nerve feeding that area). This symptom does not a diagnosis make. If you are concerned about prevention supplement with vitamin d and aggressively tend your health - getting adequate sleep, eating right, managing stress, optimism.

Possible: Unlikely, but possible. The only way to find of if it really is MS or is a psychological reaction to your mother's death from MS is to see your family physician. A MRI can be diagnostic.

Almost surely no.: There are so many things that can make a pinky numb-- cold, trauma to the ulnar nerve, poor circulation-- it would be very unusual for MS to present that way. The plaques generally damage wider areas, affecting larger areas- trouble seeing, urinating, walking, talking, swallowing, causing depression... I'm sorry about your mom, and wouldn't worry over the symptom you mention.

Probably Not: Nonetheless, it wouldn't hurt to discuss it with your doctor & get a brief physical evaluation with a neurological exam. I am so sorry for your loss. You may want to consider grief counseling as well.

Needs checking: Ms can cause a very very wide variety of symptoms. It's possible that numb pinky finger could be related to ms, but other causes are much more likely. A very common cause is tightness of the "funny bone" nerve at the elbow. This nerve is called the "ulnar" nerve and the condition is "cubital tunnel syndrome". It's like carpal tunnel of the elbow instead of the wrist.

Let's analyze: Your Mom's MS would create a statistical risk in you of about 3-4%, but by definition, MS is "multiple", and you describe a solitary problem in one finger. Most likely you have an issue with ulnar nerve at wrist or elbow.