What Causes Numbness In Left Arm?

Posted on Sat, 4 Apr 2015

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Question : awakening with a numb feeling in my left arm I am 92 years old and otherwise beside an operated Glaucoma
in god health
so far not high blood pressure, no hearth desease, good lung function
arthritis in fingers and hand

Answered by Dr. Ajay Panwar (51 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Keep under observation.

Detailed Answer:
Hi Lskastein,
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query.

If you would have presented to me as an outpatient,
I would have told you that please observe for a couple of hours and if the numbness in your hand still persists,please get yourself examined by a physician.
If it is a transient nerve compression,it should improve after sometime with change of position of limb.However,if it is a nerve palsy,the symptoms will persist.

If the symptoms persist,you may have to undergo nerve conduction studies.

Hope I have answered your query.If you have some follow-up questions,I shall be glad to answer else please close the thread-rate it and write a review as your rating will be of help to me.

Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)

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