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One-sided numbness is a clinical finding in which one side of the body or face cannot perceive stimuli.

Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this

16 year experience in family medicine

Is a type of:

Neurologic problems

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

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