Yaga
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- NY
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- Pittsford
I promise I will not come back on here with a question like this but want to get this out of the way. I am a 20 year old Indian Male.
1. I have had something called Brachial Neuritis for the past 4 months which severely weakened my arms. Since then I've recovered a lot of range of motion.
2. Lately, my fingers have been getting weaker. It started with my index finger which I checked up w/ my neurologist about 3.5 weeks ago, and he said it was b/c of the Brachial Neuritis. However, recently I noticed my middle finger of my left hand, and my index and middle finger of my right hand have grown a little bit weaker. I am not able to tap them on the table as many times as I used to.
3.Furthermore, all of the fingers of my left hand are twitching along with a few on my right hand.
4. SURPRISINGLY, I am still able to do the following:
-button my shirt
-type on the computer
-write with a pen/pencil
-eat my food
-push buttons on remote
-tie my shoelaces
-tuck in my shirt
-pull up my zipper
-etc.
5. My reflexes appeared to be normal at my Neuro exam. However, whenever I yawn, and turn my mouth the the left side, it quivers. Furthermore, when I lift my hands up and rest them on my wrists, both my hands tremble.
6. Occasionally I notice that my left and right knee buckle as I walk around. It's never to the point of falling. It happens about once or twice a day, but has been going on for the past few weeks. HOWEVER, I am able to do one legged squats (not perfectly bc I'm not some star athlete), walk on my tip toes, walk on my heels, run, etc.
7. How bad is finger weakness exactly in a malignant case?
1. I have had something called Brachial Neuritis for the past 4 months which severely weakened my arms. Since then I've recovered a lot of range of motion.
2. Lately, my fingers have been getting weaker. It started with my index finger which I checked up w/ my neurologist about 3.5 weeks ago, and he said it was b/c of the Brachial Neuritis. However, recently I noticed my middle finger of my left hand, and my index and middle finger of my right hand have grown a little bit weaker. I am not able to tap them on the table as many times as I used to.
3.Furthermore, all of the fingers of my left hand are twitching along with a few on my right hand.
4. SURPRISINGLY, I am still able to do the following:
-button my shirt
-type on the computer
-write with a pen/pencil
-eat my food
-push buttons on remote
-tie my shoelaces
-tuck in my shirt
-pull up my zipper
-etc.
5. My reflexes appeared to be normal at my Neuro exam. However, whenever I yawn, and turn my mouth the the left side, it quivers. Furthermore, when I lift my hands up and rest them on my wrists, both my hands tremble.
6. Occasionally I notice that my left and right knee buckle as I walk around. It's never to the point of falling. It happens about once or twice a day, but has been going on for the past few weeks. HOWEVER, I am able to do one legged squats (not perfectly bc I'm not some star athlete), walk on my tip toes, walk on my heels, run, etc.
7. How bad is finger weakness exactly in a malignant case?
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