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What Causes Weakness In Left Arm And Leg?

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Posted on Thu, 22 Jan 2015
Question: Weakness of the left arm & leg suddenly appearing & lasting overnight.
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Answered by Dr. Ajay Panwar (10 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
This is likely a brain stroke or Transient ischemic attack.

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

The most common cause of acute or sudden onset hemiparesis(weakness of one side of the body) is stroke.If it has lasted overnight and completely improved now,it may be a 'Transient ischemic attack'(TIA).

Please visit a neurologist urgently to discuss and get a Magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) of Brain done (including diffusion studies) so as to establish the diagnosis.
This should be done on an urgent basis,so as to start the treatment as soon as possible.

Hope I have answered your query.If you have some follow-up query,I shall be glad to answer.

Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
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What Causes Weakness In Left Arm And Leg?

Brief Answer: This is likely a brain stroke or Transient ischemic attack. Detailed Answer: Hi XXXXXX, Thanks for being here on Healthcaremagic.com. I am Dr.Ajay Panwar, a neurologist,here to answer your query. The most common cause of acute or sudden onset hemiparesis(weakness of one side of the body) is stroke.If it has lasted overnight and completely improved now,it may be a 'Transient ischemic attack'(TIA). Please visit a neurologist urgently to discuss and get a Magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) of Brain done (including diffusion studies) so as to establish the diagnosis. This should be done on an urgent basis,so as to start the treatment as soon as possible. Hope I have answered your query.If you have some follow-up query,I shall be glad to answer. Dr.Ajay Panwar, MD,DM(Neurology)