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Can a blood clot make your arm numb?
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Yes: Numb and very cold, if not very painful too.
Answered 4/25/2015
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If untreated: A blood clot in arm causes swelling and if in artery it will cause gangrene of arm. Only in such a severe state, which is emergency, it can cause numbness due to damage to nerves of also from lack of oxygen.
Answered 11/24/2013
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Yes: Yes, potentially. As can other conditions such as a pinched nerve.
Answered 1/7/2019
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