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What Causes Weakness And Burning Pain In Left Arm And Leg?

MY LEFT LEG HAS BEEN WEAK FOR MONTHS MY LEFT ARM ALSO STARTED LATELY. RECENTLY I HAVE BURNING PAINS ( LIKE TOUCHING A PEPPER ) I WENT TO THE ER AND THEY DIAGNOSED NEUROPATHY, HOWEVER I HAVE A NUERO APPT NEXT WEEK. CAN THIS BE DUE TO ANYTHING , I GOOGLED AND AM NOW CONCERNED WITH ALS
Mon, 15 Jun 2015
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Don't worry too much. Leave it to your doctor. There are numerous reason for neuropathy. Common one are diabetes, any compression to supplying nerves to arm and legs for example caused by spondylolisthesis etc. ALS is on the rare side. So proper diagnosis can be made only after some tests and clinical examination.
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What Causes Weakness And Burning Pain In Left Arm And Leg?

Don t worry too much. Leave it to your doctor. There are numerous reason for neuropathy. Common one are diabetes, any compression to supplying nerves to arm and legs for example caused by spondylolisthesis etc. ALS is on the rare side. So proper diagnosis can be made only after some tests and clinical examination.