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Weakness/tingling in extremities
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Weakness/tingling in extremities
by pejr, Mar 27, 2006 12:00AM
I am a 47YO female.Migraines w/auras in my 30's.Severe neck/shoulder pain last 10 years & headaches different from migraine that would last for days.In 2003,acute pain in knees and hand/finger joints (symetrical) for a month.In 2004,woke up with jolt,everything black,shaking;felt i was being electrocuted;lasted 10 seconds.No residual effect.Severe knee pain upon use in Dec;xray said joint space narrowing.Zero arthritis in family.Woke up this Jan. to visual hallucination.Smoke detector lightlooked like fireworks;area would light up and I could see shadows in the background.Lasted 10 seconds.Also in January went on ERT and had incident of shade being pulled over one eye for 10 seconds;no residual effects.Went off ERT.Same thing happend when I was 29. 6 weeks ago;felt pain in knee/ankle joints (sharp pain like bat hitting my knee or foot)and soreness/weakness in both forearms and then wrists for 2 weeks.3rd week seemed to be acute attack;woke up profuse sweating & both arms deeply asleep; hands shaking uncontrollably.Next night woke up shaking and profuse sweating w/round hot spots on front of each ankle.From all this,bilateral foot/ankle weakness,Dizzyness and extreme sensitivity to light,Tingling/odd sensation that moves around all extremities and wrist and hand weakness that moves back and forth between hands.Hard to type with left hand;but then it would be fine.Occasional tremors and shaking.Some muscle twitching.All blood tests normal; RA,lupus,B12,etc.optic nerve normal. MRI, nerve tests this week. Question:Does this sound like MS or do you have any other ideas?
Doctor's Answer
by CCF-Neuro-M.D.-PW, Apr 03, 2006 12:00AM
I cannot give you a formal medical diagnosis over the internet, as this website is purely educational
You seem to have a broad range of symptoms, none of which is particularly striking as being MS. MS is characterized by recurrent episodes of neurological dysfunction such as loss of vision in one eye (lasting days to weeks), weakness or clumsiness one one side of the body, double vision, among others.
It is encouraging that you MRI is normal and that there is no visible structual neurological disease. Neck and shoulder pain, elecgtric shock like sensations , and tingling in the extremities can come from neck problems, so check if you had a cervical spine MRI scan as well. A shade being pulled down in front of the eye can come from a small blood clot going to the eye artery so have your stroke risk factors assessed by your doctor. It can also occur with retinal problems (and may be more likely if it occurred when younger) so have your eyes checked too.
Good luck
You seem to have a broad range of symptoms, none of which is particularly striking as being MS. MS is characterized by recurrent episodes of neurological dysfunction such as loss of vision in one eye (lasting days to weeks), weakness or clumsiness one one side of the body, double vision, among others.
It is encouraging that you MRI is normal and that there is no visible structual neurological disease. Neck and shoulder pain, elecgtric shock like sensations , and tingling in the extremities can come from neck problems, so check if you had a cervical spine MRI scan as well. A shade being pulled down in front of the eye can come from a small blood clot going to the eye artery so have your stroke risk factors assessed by your doctor. It can also occur with retinal problems (and may be more likely if it occurred when younger) so have your eyes checked too.
Good luck
WEIRD FEELINGS IN MY BRAIN LIKE ITS SHORT CIRCUITING,
ACUTE PAIN IN KNEES AND SOME FINGERS SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR LASTING FOR WEEKS AT A TIME.
SORENESS AND MILD WEEKNESS IN MY FORE ARMS AND MY BUM
NIGT SWEATING LASTING WEEKS AT A TIME SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR
TINGLING OF BOTH LEGS ARMS AND HANDS BUT WORSE ON THE RIGHT
BOUTS OF VAGINAL NUMBNESS, SOMETIMES NUMB BETWEEN MY TOES AND DOWN MY THROAT
MUSCLE TWITCHING
WEIRD VIBRATING FEELING ACROSS MY BACK
ELECTRICAL ZAPS AOLNG MY SPINE BUT ONLY NEAR BRA CLASP
CONSTIPATION VERY BAD SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR,
THERE ARE MANY MORE SYMPTOMS THAT RIGHT NOW I CANNOT RECALL, CHECK MY OTHER POSTS IN THE UNDIAGNOSED SYMPTOMS. I HAVE HAD EVERY TEST AND NOTHING HAS BEEN FOUND, RECENTLY SWITCHED NEUROS AND SHE FEEL I HAVE POSSIBLE MS AND I HAD A SPINAL TAP YESTERDAY. TIME WILL TELL. HAVE YOU HAD AN MRI OF YOUR SPINE OR A LUMBAR PUNCTURE? THOSE MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA.