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My husband went to hospital to find out why his legs were weak and not working. they found a lesion on the inside of his spinal cord. what causes this?
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Lesion: Hard to know exactly, not enough information is given; However the doctors in the hospital will ,most likely ,run more tests to find out why and where the lesion come from
Answered 8/30/2014
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