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A 22-year-old female asked:

Need 2nd opinion. i have numbness and tingling throughout body. what could cause it? i do have back problems. could that cause it?

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Dr. Estrada Bernard
Dr. Estrada Bernardanswered
Neurosurgery 39 years experience
Not low back: An anatomical explanation of numbness throughout body could be attributable to to a process in the brain or upper cervical spine area. Alternatively, it could have a nonanatomic basis.
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