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Back/Neck/Nerve problems. What could be the cause?

I have numb spots in three places to the left of my spine, one at T1-2, one at L4-5, and one at T6-7. I have another numb spot toward the back of the upperarm and shoulder, which wraps to about half way toward the front, but not over the top. I have burning pain and muscle cramping radiating from the C5 area and down my arm. I have upper and mid back muscle pain, not spasms usually. I have lower back pain from the L4-5/S1-2 area that radiates in spasms and burning down my left leg, both the side and buttock area. It does not reach my feet and does not go below the knee. It makes walking, sitting, and standing difficult if I do any of them for too long. But it is much worse if I don't move.

These problems started from the neck and moved downward. All of it is on the left side only.

I don't know if it is related, but before this pain started, I had a severe migraine which had lasted for about 7 months (no breaks in pain at all) before. It continued until 14 months, no breaks in pain, until a year of neurology treatment gave me small breaks. I still have daily migraines. I don't think it is related, but it might be.

I have had 5 MRIs of the brain, 2 CT scans of the brain, an EEG, and an EMG. All were perfectly normal.

What could the cause be? It is not Diabetic Neuropathy.

Update:

The neurologist I have now is the third one and the only one to give me any relief from the continuous migraine. I had an MRI of the spine and it showed nothing at all. Should have included that, but didn't. Sorry.

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  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Any type of interruption in the nerve pathways can manifest as convulsion. ER isn't really equipped to do the in depth testing needed to tell you why you convulsed (that's why the referral to the neurologist). If the reason doesn't show up on CT or other typical testing, they will will send you on for further evaluation. That must have been terribly frightening for you and I hope that your appointment with the neurologist is soon. ------------------ He probably didn't know why you convulsed, but he should have at least said as much.

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  • 6 years ago

    I would have a MRI taken of your spine. There's a ton of things it could be, but you won't know until you actually have it looked at.

    My guess is that you have pinched nerves. But like I said, there could be a ton of reasons as to why they are pinched. . . tumors, slipped disks, etc. And yes they could be the source of migraines. Obviously the neurologist you are seeing is not doing a thorough job.

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