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What Causes Numbness In Arm And Head Along With Difficulty Breathing?

I just felt my arm , head, and chest went numb couldn t breath and felt head jerking I have Arnold Chiari 1 , I thought I was dying couldn t speak it quit after cpl minutes but now my chest hurts could this have been a seizure or does it sound like something else really scared ...
Mon, 2 Feb 2015
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Those symptoms are AC syndrome which is herniation of brain stem and abnormality at skull base and upper cervical spine. You will feel relived of symptoms when you support your head with hands. These may be life threatening some time. U need neurosurgical intervention.
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What Causes Numbness In Arm And Head Along With Difficulty Breathing?

Those symptoms are AC syndrome which is herniation of brain stem and abnormality at skull base and upper cervical spine. You will feel relived of symptoms when you support your head with hands. These may be life threatening some time. U need neurosurgical intervention.