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What Causes Involuntary Movements In Legs And Feet?

my brother started having movement in his legs and feet after chemo treatment for throat cancer... Dr did a spinal tap to figure out what is wrong...Dr says he has a possible viral syndrome I do not know how to pronounce it or write it testing to discard leukemia... do you know what s the name of this syndrome ?
Wed, 30 Oct 2019
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Hello,

His symptoms could be related to Chorea or Dystonia. Anyway, I would recommend performing a brain MRI, in order to exclude any possible brain lesion.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
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What Causes Involuntary Movements In Legs And Feet?

Hello, His symptoms could be related to Chorea or Dystonia. Anyway, I would recommend performing a brain MRI, in order to exclude any possible brain lesion. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist