Bilateral Arm Weakness Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

Cervical Spondylosis

[…] neck pain, arm pain, scapular pain, paraesthesia, and arm or hand weakness Pain is exacerbated by head tilt toward the affected side or by hyperextension and side-bending [physio-pedia.com]

[…] pain or chest pain Cervical radiculopathy Radicular symptoms usually follow a myotomal distribution depending on the nerve root(s) involved and can present as unilateral or bilateral [physio-pedia.com]

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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common neuromuscular disease affecting boys. Advances in their care can delay the progression of DMD-related disability and prolong survival. The administration of glucocorticoids is among these advances. Glucocorticoid therapy, however, is associated with a myriad of[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Here, we report a patient who presented with progressive left arm weakness and was found to have bilateral MRI plexus abnormalities. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Regionally isolated variants of ALS include flail arm syndrome, which involves bilateral proximal and typically predominant LMN arm weakness, and the flail leg syndrome, characterized [doi.org]

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Multifocal Motor Neuropathy

Multifocal motor neuropathy is a rare, disabling disease characterized by the presence of anti-ganglioside antibodies that mediate the disruption of the nodes of Ranvier and paranodal areas. The resultant conduction block causes progressive limb weakness and differentiates this entity from clinically similar diseases.[…] [symptoma.com]

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Brachial Plexus Neuritis

weakness. [ijri.org]

[…] metastases Click here to view Brachial plexus neuritis Acute brachial plexitis presents with severe shoulder and upper arm pain lasting for few days to weeks followed by upper arm [ijri.org]

[…] neuritis is of unknown cause but an immune-mediated inflammatory reaction following viral infection, vaccination, surgery, pregnancy, etc., has been proposed as etiology. [7] Bilateral [ijri.org]

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Erb Muscular Dystrophy

Erb's muscular dystrophy and congestive myocardiopathy. Description of a case with a whoop due to tricuspid insufficiency MedLine Citation: PMID: 6706057 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE Abstract/OtherAbstract: We describe a case of Erb's limb girdle muscular dystrophy with congestive cardiomyopathy and functional[…] [biomedsearch.com]

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Platybasia

Abstract Descriptions of the flattening (platybasia) of the skull base and the upward displacement(impression) of the basilar and condylar portions of the occipitalbone by the upper cervical spine date to the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Anatomical measurements to display these abnormalities were begun in[…] [doi.org]

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Glycogen Storage Disease Type 2

PURPOSE: Infantile glycogen storage disease type II (GSD-II) is a fatal genetic muscle disorder caused by deficiency of acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA). The purpose of this study was to investigate the safety and efficacy of recombinant human GAA (rhGAA) enzyme therapy for this fatal disorder. METHODS: The study[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Tick-Borne Encephalitis

The tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus gives rise to epidemic encephalitis. Mild forms usually manifest as influenza-like episodes or are clinically silent. MRI is usually normal in TBE. We describe severe TBE in a patient who presented with fever and altered mental status after a tick bite and a specific antibody[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Hereditary ATTR Amyloidosis

History The subtype of transthyretin (TTR) protein mutation, its tissue distribution, and the amount of amyloid deposition largely determine the clinical manifestations of TTR-related amyloidosis (ATTR). The key characteristic of ATTR that should raise clinical suspicion for this disorder remains the reliable[…] [emedicine.medscape.com]

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Lambert Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome

Several reports have presented patients with subacute cerebellar ataxia (CA) and Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS). Some clinical features of those patients have been described in the previous reports, manifestation of subacute CA prior to LEMS or a co-existence of both diseases, a high incidence of[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Whipple Disease

Whipple disease is a systemic illness resulting from bacterial infection by a rare species of bacilli, Tropheryma whippleii. The gastrointestinal tract is the most frequently affected organ although the disease can spread to joints, central nervous system, eyes and rarely, heart. The disease is clinically presented with[…] [symptoma.com]

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Osteoarthritis

Weakness and sensory signs, though always bilateral, can be asymmetrical or predominantly proximal or distal, and can start in the legs, the arms or simultaneously in all [nature.com]

Step 1: when to suspect GBS Typical clinical features GBS should be considered as a diagnosis in patients who have rapidly progressive bilateral weakness of the legs and/or [nature.com]

arms, in the absence of CNS involvement or other obvious causes. [nature.com]

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Carotid Stenosis

A 69-year-old gentleman presented with a TIA episode (dysarthria, right-arm weakness, and numbness). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The authors describe the case of a 79-year-old man who had a 1-month history of progressive pain in the neck and left arm, associated with progressive weakness in the left [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We report a 52-year-old man who presented with aphasia, right hemiparesis, mild left leg weakness, and bilateral Babinski's signs. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Bilateral Leg Weakness

MacGowan First published September 19, 2011, DOI: SECTION 1 A 34-year-old healthy man presented with 3 weeks of progressive bilateral arm weakness. [n.neurology.org]

The most common cause of bilateral weakness is injury. This can occur either to the spinal cord, muscles in both arms or both legs, or to the spine itself. [wisegeekhealth.com]

Bilateral weakness of lower extremities, even if asymmetric, would suggest a cord lesion. Reflexes. This is an essential diagnostic point. [pedclerk.bsd.uchicago.edu]

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Stroke

[…] hemianopia 4 Facial movement 0—Normal 1—Minor facial weakness 2—Partial facial weakness 3—Complete unilateral palsy 5 Motor function (arm) 0—No drift a. [doi.org]

[…] neither 2 Gaze 0—Normal horizontal movements 1—Partial gaze palsy 2—Complete gaze palsy 3 Visual fields 0—No visual field defect 1—Partial hemianopia 2—Complete hemianopia 3—Bilateral [doi.org]

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Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Occlusion

[…] of the arm, especially proximally -there may be contralateral grasp reflex, paratonic rigidity, and abulia (lack of initiative), or frank confusion Occlusion of bilateral [quizlet.com]

[…] strength, bilateral lower extremity weakness with left side worse than right. [cureus.com]

[…] transient embolic obstruction can lead to amaurosis fugax Occlusion of anterior cerebral artery weakness and cortical sensory loss in the contralateral leg and sometimes mild weakness [quizlet.com]

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Transient Ischemic Attack

A 69-year-old gentleman presented with a TIA episode (dysarthria, right-arm weakness, and numbness). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Motor function Unilateral or bilateral weakness affecting the face, arm, or leg Bilateral signs may indicate more ominous onset of brainstem ischemia. [aafp.org]

[…] hemianopia 4 Facial movement 0—normal 1—minor facial weakness 2—partial facial weakness 3—complete unilateral palsy 5 Motor function (arm) 0—no drift a. [doi.org]

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Median Neuropathy

This commonly occurs in conditions that put pressure on the bilateral nerves as they pass through narrow areas in the arm of wrist. [livestrong.com]

Physical examination showed bilateral thenar muscle atrophy and muscle weakness of the abductor pollicis brevis, which was more prominent in the left hand. [thenerve.net]

A neuropathy is damage to the nerve that causes the patient to experience numbness, tingling, pain and weakness along the nerve affected. [livestrong.com]

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Vasovagal Syncope

[…] or pain, severe back pain), unstable medical conditions, inability to obtain blood pressure (incompressible arm arteries, bilateral arm AV fistula, bilateral subclavian artery [clevelandclinicmeded.com]

The isoproterenol tilt testing is contraindicated in patients with ischemic heart disease. 2 Limitations to the head-up tilt test include: inability to stand (leg weakness [clevelandclinicmeded.com]

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Radiculomyelopathy

There were three subsequent neurological relapses over the next 14 months, the second of which caused bilateral arm weakness and an episode of acute respiratory failure requiring [thorax.bmj.com]

Immediately after the operation, the patient’s severe pain and paresthesia of the bilateral medial upper arm corresponding to the T1 dermatome were alleviated. [hindawi.com]

Within a week she was readmitted with band-like thoracic pain associated with urinary incontinence, paraesthesiae in the legs, and worsening bilateral leg weakness such that [thorax.bmj.com]

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Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Weakness and sensory signs, though always bilateral, can be asymmetrical or predominantly proximal or distal, and can start in the legs, the arms or simultaneously in all [nature.com]

Step 1: when to suspect GBS Typical clinical features GBS should be considered as a diagnosis in patients who have rapidly progressive bilateral weakness of the legs and/or [nature.com]

arms, in the absence of CNS involvement or other obvious causes. [nature.com]

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Paraparesis

Abstract Paraparesis can occur as a primary presentation of brain pathology at the motor strip along the parasagittal region. It could also occur as a neurological complication especially following resection of parasagittal meningioma with infiltration of the superior sagittal sinus (SSS). We report a case of a[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome

Neurologic examination months later revealed man-in-the-barrel syndrome characterized by bilateral arm weakness and atrophy but preserved leg strength (video at Neurology.org [cp.neurology.org]

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Orthostatic Syncope

The isoproterenol tilt testing is contraindicated in patients with ischemic heart disease.2 Limitations to the head-up tilt test include: inability to stand (leg weakness [clevelandclinicmeded.com]

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Cardiogenic Syncope

The isoproterenol tilt testing is contraindicated in patients with ischemic heart disease.2 Limitations to the head-up tilt test include: inability to stand (leg weakness [clevelandclinicmeded.com]

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Micturition Syncope

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Syncope

The isoproterenol tilt testing is contraindicated in patients with ischemic heart disease.2 Limitations to the head-up tilt test include: inability to stand (leg weakness [clevelandclinicmeded.com]

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Pyelonephritis

Within a week she was readmitted with band-like thoracic pain associated with urinary incontinence, paraesthesiae in the legs, and worsening bilateral leg weakness such that [thorax.bmj.com]

Examination of the arms was normal but there was hypertonia of the legs with MRC grade 4/5 weakness in a pyramidal distribution, hyperreflexia, and extensor plantar responses [thorax.bmj.com]

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Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Shoulder, hip, neck and upper arm pain associated with PMR is usually bilateral and symmetrical. [physio-pedia.com]

Tenderness to palpation is expected however muscle weakness is not a feature of PMR. [physio-pedia.com]

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