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My grandmother can not feel her left leg, she says there is no pain. but she can not lift it or walk on it, she does not know what can be causing this. it has been almost a week since the numbness.?
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?stroke: If slowly progressive, it could represent spinal cord compression, especially in the neck. On occasion, problems develop in the lower spinal cord in the lumbar region. If sudden, this may have been a stroke. She needs medical care asap. This is not an item to delay.
Answered 10/29/2012
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