In the 'Symptoms - Nervous' section of our in-depth questionnaire we ask the following question about recent loss of sensation in limbs:
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Have you experienced a gradual loss of sensation (numbness) in an arm or leg within the past year?
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Your answer |
...indicates |
...and suggests |
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"No / don't know" |
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"Yes, but it was an episode more than a year ago" |
History of limb numbness |
A symptom |
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"Yes, but it is improving now" |
Limb numbness that is improving |
A symptom |
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"Slight numbness, stable or getting worse" |
Continuing slight limb numbness |
A symptom |
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"Significant numbness, stable or getting worse" |
Continuing significant limb numbness |
A symptom |
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Your answer will affect the likelihoods of the conditions below.
Any answers in green reduce the likelihood of the condition.
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Brain Tumor |
Gradual loss of sensation in an arm or leg (numbness) can be due to a brain tumor. |
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GLOSSARY
Tumor (Tumors, Tumour, Tumours)
An abnormal growth of tissue resulting from uncontrolled, progressive multiplication of cells and serving no physiological function; a neoplasm. Literally, a swelling; in the past the term has been used in reference to any swelling of the body, no matter what the cause. However, the word is now being used almost exclusively to refer to a neoplastic mass, and the more general usage is being discarded.
Last updated: Feb 28, 2008
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