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I have a mengimoa tumor on the right side butted against the stem. i thought if you had effects like numbness , neck pain it would be on the same side?
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Same site: The pathway for light touch (numbness ) remains uncrossed until it reaches the brain stem and partly crosses-over at lower levels. This is why is spared in unilateral side.
Answered 12/15/2013
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