Brewster, NY
A 32-year-old female asked:
Left side weakness in arm/hand, back, abdomen, leg/foot. decreased sensation in those areas plus face. mri showed no stroke, tumor or ms. ideas?
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Dr. Bennett Machanicanswered
Neurology 47 years experience
Some ideas: Get MRI of neck, make certain not a spinal cord issue. Maybe an EMG study, to evaluate potential of a mono neuritis multiplex. But if your symptoms are transient associated with headaches, could be classical migraine. Discuss further with your neurologist.
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