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What Causes Severe Cramping In Legs And Back With Tingling In Face?

Hi there,in 2006 I was seven months pregnant,one day I came down with my first migraine it was the worst head pain I had ever felt.I woke up the next morning and was completley blind in my left eye my doctor treated me with B12 shots and referred me to a neurologist.A fewi days later the bottoms of my feet started to feel like the were numb and tingling, after about a week I was compltley numb from the bottoms of my feet to under my chest. At this point I could not use the washoom or walk so I went to emerg. I had an MRI done wich showed from what they told me showed bright spots on my spine and they suspected MS. After about four weeks my vision came back and I was slowly able to walk on my own again. Six months after my daugter was born I had a follow up MRI not at the same hospital where the first MRI was, that Mri found no lesions the second time around ( I don t understand what happened there) Then last year some of the numbess and tingling in my legs and hand came back but it was almost unoticeable and only last for a few weeks, my Neuro had me go for another MRI which showed 1 new lesion on my spine and they still could not positvley diagnos me with MS. Now for the last four months I have been have severe cramping in my legs and back, electric shocks in my neck and face, tingling and numbness and a few other things. Is it possible that something else is going on with me? I have been tested for so many other things and everything comes up negative. Oh I forgot to mention my vision loss in my left eye was optic neuritis I beleve of the disc.
Mon, 31 Dec 2018
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Hello,

Besides MS, other conditions to consider in cases like yours include transverse myelitis, viral infections, etc. I think that a spinal tap and CSF examination are necessary for a correct diagnosis.

Also, treatment with corticosteroids should be considered.

Hope you found the answer helpful. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Erion Spaho, Neurologist, Surgical
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What Causes Severe Cramping In Legs And Back With Tingling In Face?

Hello, Besides MS, other conditions to consider in cases like yours include transverse myelitis, viral infections, etc. I think that a spinal tap and CSF examination are necessary for a correct diagnosis. Also, treatment with corticosteroids should be considered. Hope you found the answer helpful. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Erion Spaho, Neurologist, Surgical