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Arm paralysis
Arm paralysis is a symptom in which a person's arm is paralyzed (cannot move). Brain, spinal cord, and nerve injuries or surgeries can leave a person with arm paralysis.
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A 39-year old asked:
What are causes for arm paralysis?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Arm paralysis?
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A 30-year old asked:
Can unexplained arm paralysis be caused by erb palsy?
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A 46-year old asked:
Does anyone have an infant that was born with arm paralysis?
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A 32-year old asked:
I have a neuralgia on my left arm and partial paralysis of three fingers. What is the cause?
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A 41-year old asked:
Having bouts of sudden severe pain/paralysis in my right arm. What could this be?
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A 63-year old male asked:
Can a compressed nerve lead to permanent damage and paralysis? Specifically cervical and right arm. Thanks
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A 26-year old female asked:
I have left paralysis due to the fall. symptoms is the left side arm and leg not working properly. Its 5 months and still my left side has problems. Is there any surgery i can perform to heal my left side? I am 26 years old?
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A 38-year old asked:
Can you get arm or nerve transplants for erb duchenne paralysis?
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A female asked:
When I laugh very hard I experience facial paralysis. It only lasts for a few seconds. It recently has also affected my left arm-goes completely limp.
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A 41-year old male asked:
Does a stroke that involves the frontal lobes cause paralysis in the arms?
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A female asked:
Can I have sleep paralysis in just a single limb. It has happened with my arm and leg and is happening more frequently.
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A 18-year old male asked:
I have gotten headache that turns into a paralysis progressing from left cheek into lips then to arm and leg, so bad I couldn't move my arm I have cp?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Can whiplash cause paralysis and loos of legs and arms movement permenantly,because my neurosurgeon said like that?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Hi, I recently had a sleep paralysis episode where my arms went numb and back of my head and sides too, and I felt thorrbing pressure on the back and middle of my head, I'm 21 and I got really scared that I might get a stroke or aneurysm?
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A 55-year old female asked:
I had radial tunnel surgery 3 months ago. I have partial paralysis in both arms& weakness. (13 yrs.) will i ever regain use of my hands?
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A 20-year old male asked:
What can cause temporary paralysis in one leg or arm at a time what can cause temporary unconsciousness what can cause instant hand or leg numbness what can cause instant, temporary swelling in the leg, foot, arm, hand what cause sudden immobility?
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A 29-year old male asked:
I have severe pain and tingling down my upper arm when I sneeze. I have been experiencing paraesthesia all over my body and temporary paralysis in my feet for periods of approximately 20 minutes at a time. Doc has cancelled twice, what should I do?
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A male asked:
Hi. I am a student with erb's palsy. Because of this my arm length differs alot(like 10cm) and thickness too. How can I fix this?
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A 42-year old asked:
Could i correct an arm size/strength imbalance from radial nerve palsy?
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A 41-year old asked:
Is there any way I can correct an arm size/strength imbalance from radial nerve palsy?
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A 26-year old asked:
My baby of 6 months has erb's palsy. The left arm's movement is about ninety degrees. Will it ever go above that?
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A 35-year old male asked:
How much is d success rate of nerve graft surgery in case of radial nerve palsy in left arm.What is d time taken to recover after d above surgery.
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A 17-year old male asked:
Will the use of anabolic steroids jumpstart the growth of muscle in my brachial plexus palsy arm?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Erbs palsy since birth. 22 now. Loosing motion in hand slowly, arm locking up more, numbness more. More pain. What do I do!? Splint/brace? Surgery?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I have cerebral palsy & curved spine, I have a lot back & chest pain also recurrent clicking bones with aches and loss of sensation In arms & legs ?
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A 46-year old male asked:
46 year old male with cerebral palsy (I walk pigeon toed). Have low back pain, twitching, low across ab pain, tingling in arms/back. ALS/MS or paranoi?
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A 42-year old male asked:
Hi, I woke up one morning with left arm numbness from the elbow down with hand weakness and wrist drop. My doctor ordered a head CT and neck MRI to rule out anything life threatening. It turned out to be Saturday night palsy. How long to recover?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Cerebral palsy my daughter has had CP for 16yrs. She has recently started forearm crawling on rt sd. Injury?
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A 31-year old asked:
Name of jungle drug for muscle paralysis?
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