Stocking glove neuropathy refers to symptoms of peripheral neuropathy that cause numbness, weakness, or sensory changes in the hands and feet. It has a number of potential causes, including diabetes.

Small fiber neuropathy ... If it progresses to the upper extremities it manifests in a glove pattern of nerve symptoms. ... a classic symptom which worsens in a stocking-glove distribution.

This is known as a “stocking-and-glove” distribution. At later stages, this condition may affect the hands. In some cases, small fiber neuropathy disrupts autonomic functions.

A motor neuropathy is commonly present in a diabetic patient, and it is clinically expressed in a subtle manner. The stocking/glove pattern of muscle weakness leads to dysfunction of the small ...

LAS VEGAS, NV—Charles E. Argoff, MD, from Albany (NY) Medical Center, discussed diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), at PAINWeek 2012, including how to recognize and treat it. Among people with ...