What Causes Numbness And Weakness Throughout The Body?

Posted on Wed, 27 Jul 2016

Question: Good evening doctor.My name is XXXXXXX aged 34 years.I am serving in XXXXXXX police department.when i am 22 years aged in year2004 i have sufer rare neuro disease. Firstly I felt hotness in feet and hands.Slowly my brain consianess and my body felt weakness.I have felt severe neuro pain in whole body.But local doctors not understand my disease.They treated me antibotic medicines.At that time my consianess lost more and numbness and weakness cover my whole body.At that time doctor XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX hospital treated me.He told me that my EEG test is abnormal and give me Trioptal ,Mehialclobamine,sertin 50 medicine.And slowly my healt felt better.And i have took 4 year treatment.At that time i felt 60 persent better.And in year 2012 i have felt some problem and that time to now i take treatment from Dr Bhatia in XXXXXXX He gave me Lamotrigine 100 two time,Gabapentine NT 400 two time ,lonazap,sertin and brain fort loose madicine.And i felt 85 persent better. But from two weaks my right hand's first three fingers felt numbness continiously. And this time EEG test is also Abnormal. Pls tell me what type of disease which i suffer. Suggest me right treatment for fully heathy body. And how long time i take medicine And which medicine is provide me fully treatment for healthy.
Pls replied me right suggestion.

Answered by Dr. Neeraj Kumar (19 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Upload reports and prescription

Detailed Answer:
Hello Jagpreet, welcome to HCM,
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.

First the diagnosis of epilepsy needs to be verified.

What was the presentation? Was there any posturing, clonic movements, loss of consciousness, frothing or tongue bite?

Any MRI brain done?
Upload the EEG reports ?

Is there any other medical illness like diabetes, hypertension, thyroid disorder, liver or renal disease, alcohol intake or neck pain?

The present symptoms in right hand may not be related to previous problem.

You may be having cervical radiculopathy, median neuropathy.

You need to get examined by a neurologist and nerve conduction study.
You can continue all medications.

Please upload previous reports and prescription (you can simply upload them in the reports section or alternatively you can e-mail them to YYYY@YYYY and keep the Subject as ATTN:Dr Neeraj Kumar).

Hope you found the answer helpful.
Do get back to me for further queries.

Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee