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What Causes Numbness On The Back And Around The Chest?

A patient loses all sense of feeling in the left side of the back, below the upper limbs, and extending in a band around the chest, below her upper limbs. All sensation on the right is normal. The line between normal and absent sensation is the anterior and posterior midline. What is this condition?
Fri, 21 Sep 2018
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Hi,

This condition could be related to a spine disorder.

For this reason, I would recommend consulting with a neurologist for a physical exam and performing a cervicothoracic spine MRI study.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka,
Cardiologist
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What Causes Numbness On The Back And Around The Chest?

Hi, This condition could be related to a spine disorder. For this reason, I would recommend consulting with a neurologist for a physical exam and performing a cervicothoracic spine MRI study. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist