I'm between 45 and 50, non-smoker, exercise regularly. Not overweight, normal blood pressure, normal cholestoral, normal clotting, and no family history of stroke. I woke up in the middle of the night and had very limited movement in my right hand. Slight tingling on my right side. But I thought mt arm was asleep and so I went back to sleep. Two hours later I woke up and still had the same symptoms. I was driven to the hospital by my wife, and I told the ER doctor I thought I must be having a stroke. Two days in the hospital with an MRI, CAT Scan, EKGs, chest ultrasound, blood tests. No evidence of a stroke, good arteries, good heart, but that's the diagnosois. Now I'm wondering if I have a pinched nerve? No more tingling, that went away after a few hours. But still having trouble extending the fingers out on my right hand, especially towards my pinky. I'm going back to my doctor tomorrow, but their diagnosis is a stroke. I'd like to get them to test for a pinched nerve. Do you think this is likely? What tests can be done?