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Can i get some advice for minor electric shock and weird feeling in hand/arm..?

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Dr. Robert Cerciello
Dr. Robert Cercielloanswered
55 years experience
PINCHED NERVE??: Consult w pcp or neurologist. A test called emg=electromyogram and ncv=nerve conduction velocity should rule this in or out. Atypical seizure also remote possibility. Same doctors should be helpful if pinched nerve not cause. Might need eeg=electroencephalogram.
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