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Could Meningioma Or Spinal Stenosis Cause Seizures?
42 year old female, diagnosed with Meningoma (left faux) small, and pituitary tumor (small), back L4, L5, L6 (degenerative) Spinal Stenosis. Yesterday, while sitting I had the feeling that I could not move my legs (I couldn't get my mind to move them), I could rotate the upper part of my body, but had to physically move my legs. (I am on 1000 mg Keppra, and 60 mg propranolol (sp?) a day. With in approx half hour the feeling was back in legs but still felt very odd, went to start walking, and legs were extremely weak. Was dragging them a little (right more than the left one). This has happened to me 2x before approx 8months apart). One time entire legs gave out (almost like your legs have fallen asleep, and you go to walk on them and there is nothing there). Anyway, after 1/2 hour my lower limbs begin to tremor in a sitting position, and right arm, more the right hand though continue to tremor. I head to ER (in car and both legs, and arms and hands now have tremor. Have had tremors constant for 2 hours, unable to control. Can not focus on what to say to DR, once in room Nurse checks things am now laying down with back elevated, and the tremor is only in my right hand. Nerve tests show strength in hands and legs, except when she does the test where you use your feet to push down, tremors in legs start again. PA comes in asks more questions, starts the nerve test again, but then does the follow my finger while shining that pen light in my eyes (I get dizzy close my eyes, he asks me to open, and I apparently go into a focal seizure) after that takes place he immediately does nerve check again, and entire right side is weak. He discusses his finding with doctor. Doctor comes in and the tremors were gone, and I was back to "normal". They ran blood work, normal (they did not do any other tests), I was told that they could not conduct the type of test I required there. I go and see a Neurologist tomorrow (Not sure what he'll say, so a little nervous). I'm just wondering what this could be if it's possible related to the meningioma (sp?) or to the spinal stenosis, or something completely different.
Fri, 24 Jul 2015
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Meningioma is a tumor of the covering of brain. It is possible for a tumor in brain like meningioma to cause seizures and difficulty in initiating movement, though any pain and numbness in the legs might also be due to the spinal stenosis.
Since your hands had tremors therefore it is less likely to be due to the spinal canal stenosis and more likely because of the meningioma. The seizure activity is from abnormal current flow in the brain. The meningioma might cause abnormal electric discharges and this leads to brain waves being generated which cause symptoms of seizure. Please do not worry.
Thanks for writing in.
Meningioma is a tumor of the covering of brain. It is possible for a tumor in brain like meningioma to cause seizures and difficulty in initiating movement, though any pain and numbness in the legs might also be due to the spinal stenosis.
Since your hands had tremors therefore it is less likely to be due to the spinal canal stenosis and more likely because of the meningioma. The seizure activity is from abnormal current flow in the brain. The meningioma might cause abnormal electric discharges and this leads to brain waves being generated which cause symptoms of seizure. Please do not worry.
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