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What Causes Tingling Sensation In Legs And Hands?

My husband has recently started having problems with tingling in his feet and legs and now it is affecting his arms and hands. He has also started having difficulty walking as if he has some sort of neurological disorder. Any thoughts as to what may be his problem?
Wed, 22 Apr 2015
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Hi
Thanks for posting your query on HCM.
I appreciate your concern for your husband.

Incomplete data like age, duration of the symptoms and any medication intake.

After having gone through the symptoms described I am of the opinion that he is most probably having a neurological condition called Parkinson's disease.
In Parkinson's disease, certain nerve cells in the brain gradually break down or die. Many of the symptoms are due to loss of neurons that produce a chemical messenger in the brain called Dopamine.
When Dopamine levels decrease, it causes abnormal brain activity, leading to signs of Parkinson's disease which include tremors even at rest, slowing of the movements, muscle stiffness, impaired posture and balance, expressionless face, etc.

You are advised to take your husband for proper assessment and treatment which is mainly based upon restoring the deficient levels of Dopamine in the brain and include Carbidopa-Levodopa with or without Benztropine.

Hope the suggestions given above could be of help in getting him treated early.

Best regards.
A feed back is appreciated.
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What Causes Tingling Sensation In Legs And Hands?

Hi Thanks for posting your query on HCM. I appreciate your concern for your husband. Incomplete data like age, duration of the symptoms and any medication intake. After having gone through the symptoms described I am of the opinion that he is most probably having a neurological condition called Parkinson s disease. In Parkinson s disease, certain nerve cells in the brain gradually break down or die. Many of the symptoms are due to loss of neurons that produce a chemical messenger in the brain called Dopamine. When Dopamine levels decrease, it causes abnormal brain activity, leading to signs of Parkinson s disease which include tremors even at rest, slowing of the movements, muscle stiffness, impaired posture and balance, expressionless face, etc. You are advised to take your husband for proper assessment and treatment which is mainly based upon restoring the deficient levels of Dopamine in the brain and include Carbidopa-Levodopa with or without Benztropine. Hope the suggestions given above could be of help in getting him treated early. Best regards. A feed back is appreciated.