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My husband is 52 and has numbness of his left arm that comes and goes foe 3 days and today has spread to his left leg and now has a bad headache. symp?
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Go to ER: He should go to the ER now for a CT Scan to make sure he is not having a stroke or a bleed in his brain.
Answered 1/28/2017
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Many things: I can list a number of things that might cause this from very benign to very concerning things as well. It is painful? Any symptoms otherwise? I'd advise that he be seen as soon as possible to ensure that something serious is not the case.
Answered 1/28/2017
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Get checked urgently: While gradual onset numbness and headache may be migraine if these are new symptoms in someone over 40 they warrant urgent medical assessment and consideration of more serious brain or neurological conditions.
Answered 1/28/2017
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