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What Causes Numbness In Arms And Difficulty Walking?

My daughter lives in florida...Active, dietician/ nutritionist age 39 has recent symptoms of numbness first on one side, now on both sides. Sometimes difficult to walk and arm numbness. Some had tremor...feels like she is carrying a heavy pocketbook. Difficult to concentrate lately. MRI without dye was negative.. Possible upcomingt MRI with dye. Any possibilities. She was also on vacation in Costa Rica last month. Regards, Lin YYYY@YYYY
Mon, 2 Nov 2015
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This could be problem in the cervical spine or brain. She needs balanced diet to avoid deficiencies. She needs to get the MRI with contrast done to tell further. Also Cervical spine Xray can be done to rule out spondylosis.
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What Causes Numbness In Arms And Difficulty Walking?

This could be problem in the cervical spine or brain. She needs balanced diet to avoid deficiencies. She needs to get the MRI with contrast done to tell further. Also Cervical spine Xray can be done to rule out spondylosis.