We have a child with growing numbness to pain in his right arm. In two years, it has gone from a 2" wristband to a span between the nuckles and the elbow and literally does not hurt. Otherwise, the arm is fully functional. However, he has recently also started having black outs in his right eye, causing falls. We took him to a neurologist who says the initial eeg is clear and is calling it migraine syndrome, but he would not take a full history to include his father's childhood epilepsy. Does migraine syndrome cause numbness in the arms or legs?
Does anyone know what might cause this?
2007-06-01 23:10:44 · 8 answers · asked by Terry M 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
I would get a second opinion, as the two could be unrelated.
2007-06-08 13:49:56 · answer #1 · answered by Dan the man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Migraines do not cause numbness in the arms or legs. Something is terribly wrong and you need to go to a different doctor and get a different perspective. So many of the things you talk about remind me of epilepsy, although I do not know if this is your problem. Get a second opinion.
2007-06-01 23:47:25 · answer #2 · answered by Cherokee Billie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what can cause this. But I did notice you said noting about MRI's or CAT scans. If they haven't been done MAKE your neurologist do them both. I have epilepsy and all 4 of my 15 to 30 minuet EEGs came back normal. It wasn't until three years after my first seizure when they did a 7 day long VEEG (video monitored EEG) where they captured two seizures and seven days of data that they found the epileptic spikes. So speak to your neurologist about a VEEG too. And if he won't listen, find a doctor who will.
2007-06-08 15:56:58 · answer #3 · answered by ceb 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could it be brain tumor?
a person with migraine will have visual auras, sensitive to light and sound, pale facial appearance, nausea and vomitting, females tend to have it more, and it is usually only on one side, it can last from 2 hours to 3 days per episode
what the child has doesn't seem to be migranes, the father's epilepsy may not be inheritable, so maybe that is why the doctor didn't care to ask for a full history
did he give the child a brain scan to rule out tumors?
2007-06-01 23:22:05 · answer #4 · answered by Sexy dude 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In some cases, severe migraines can cause the sensational cortex of the brain to become temporarily damaged, causing numbness in random parts of the body. This could become a very serious problem if numbness occurrs in other parts of the body. I would go see a doctor right away.
2007-06-09 22:25:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a new development in migraine therapy:
http://www.neurologyreviews.com/feb04/nr_feb04_foramen.html
2007-06-04 19:53:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just see a doctor thats my best advice
2016-04-01 11:06:41 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
please checks for strokes,or brain hemergin,get a full work up of the heart,and brain
2007-06-06 14:37:41 · answer #8 · answered by lewis d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋