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What Causes Numbness In Arms And Legs With Impaired Speech?

My friend woke up one morning unable to move. He finally got moving and out of bed but ended up on the floor twice that morning, fall because his legs gave out. The doctors are running test, he s got to herniated disk that are damaged and one hitting a nerve on the left side of his back. The conerning thing is he s loosing sensation on the right side, legs and arms and his speech is impaired. What could be the problem?
Mon, 17 Aug 2015
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I read your question carefully and your concern is understandable.

While your friend's herniated disc can explain the weakness and numbness in the legs, if the disc in question is in the neck spine also in the arms, it does not explain on the other hand the speech issue. It is not related to the spinal issues the explanation lies elsewhere as the brain areas and nerves responsible for the speech function are at a higher level than the spinal cord.

So your friend has to have more tests for some other type of involvement, either a brain issue which should be revealed through a brain MRI, or a peripheral nerve issue which involves the cranial nerves, tests like lumbar puncture and nerve conduction studies with electromyography might be necessary to investigate that.

I hope to have been of help.
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What Causes Numbness In Arms And Legs With Impaired Speech?

I read your question carefully and your concern is understandable. While your friend s herniated disc can explain the weakness and numbness in the legs, if the disc in question is in the neck spine also in the arms, it does not explain on the other hand the speech issue. It is not related to the spinal issues the explanation lies elsewhere as the brain areas and nerves responsible for the speech function are at a higher level than the spinal cord. So your friend has to have more tests for some other type of involvement, either a brain issue which should be revealed through a brain MRI, or a peripheral nerve issue which involves the cranial nerves, tests like lumbar puncture and nerve conduction studies with electromyography might be necessary to investigate that. I hope to have been of help.