Leg Weakness Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

Lumbar Disk Herniation

weakness is a limitation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Lumbar disk disease causes lower back pain and leg pain and weakness that is made worse by movement and activity. [hopkinsmedicine.org]

[…] demonstrates how partial body-weight support can allow aggressive running training early after a lumbar disk injury when normal impact forces cannot be tolerated and when leg [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Spinal Stenosis

An 80-year-old male presented with a 2-week history of weakness in his left leg. A few days before presentation, his gait had deteriorated quite dramatically. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

bowel or bladder dysfunction (urinary urgency and incontinence) In the lower back (lumbar spine) Numbness or tingling in a foot or leg Weakness in a foot or leg Pain or [mayoclinic.com]

Symptoms: Leg (neurogenic Intermittent Claudication) Characteristics Leg Fatigue (dullness) or Leg Weakness Leg numbness or Paresthesia s (tingling sensation) Bilateral Leg [fpnotebook.com]

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Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Symptoms: Leg (neurogenic Intermittent Claudication) Characteristics Leg Fatigue (dullness) or Leg Weakness Leg numbness or Paresthesia s (tingling sensation) Bilateral Leg [fpnotebook.com]

When present, symptoms may include pain or numbness in the back and/or legs, or cramping in the legs. Weakness in the legs may occur. [spine.org]

Surgery will also be advised for those individuals who develop progressive leg weakness, or bowel and bladder problems. [spine.org]

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Spondylolisthesis

However, the patient returned 2 months later with both leg weakness and back pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Common symptoms include low back pain, muscle spasms, leg weakness, or limping. [med.virginia.edu]

The spinal nerve compression can cause low back and leg pain, leg weakness, lower body numbness or tingling, and reduced or absent leg reflexes. [fixbones.com]

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Sciatica

Get immediate medical care if: You have sudden, severe pain in your low back or leg and numbness or muscle weakness in your leg The pain follows a violent injury, such as [mayoclinic.org]

Numbness, tingling, and/or a pins-and-needles sensation may be felt at the back of the leg. Weakness. Weakness may be felt in the leg and foot. [spine-health.com]

Seek immediate medical attention if you have: Loss of feeling in the affected leg Weakness in the affected leg Loss of bowel or bladder function Prevention It's not always [mayoclinic.org]

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Narrow Cervical Spinal Canal

bowel or bladder dysfunction (urinary urgency and incontinence) In the lower back (lumbar spine) Numbness or tingling in a foot or leg Weakness in a foot or leg Pain or [mayoclinic.org]

This patient has neck and arm pain with numbness, weakness, and leg weakness with walking. [coloradospineinstitute.com]

These shooting pains down your leg start as an ache in the lower back or buttocks. Foot drop. Painful leg weakness may cause you to “slap” your foot on the ground. [webmd.com]

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Lumbar Radiculopathy

We report the first known case of inferior vena cava thrombosis in a postpartum woman presenting with acute lumbar radiculopathy and weak legs. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] down the leg Weakness, numbness, or difficulty in moving the leg or foot A constant pain on one side of the posterior A sharp pain that may make it difficult to stand or [nyspineandrehab.com]

Symptoms associated with Sciatica are typically one or more of the following: Pain on one side of the buttock or in one leg that becomes worse when sitting Burning or tingling [nyspineandrehab.com]

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Bilateral Leg Weakness

Rarely, cervical cord tumors can initially cause bilateral leg weakness without involvement. [sites.google.com]

And this is where bilateral leg weakness -- described here as something that "may be caused by a malfunction of the brain, the spinal cord, or nerves" -- becomes a bilateral [startribune.com]

A 35-year-old woman presented with one month's history of progressive bilateral leg weakness and altered sensation. There had been no pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Glycogen Storage Disease Type 2

Paul McIntosh and Chafic Karam, Clinical Reasoning: A 38-year-old man with respiratory failure and progressive leg weakness, Neurology, 86, 18, (e190), (2016). [dx.doi.org]

In the late-onset form, an adult will present with gradually progressive arm and leg weakness, with worsening respiratory function. [en.wikipedia.org]

Proximal legs Weakness Proximal Legs Arms Ptosis (40%) Course: Slow progression; Ambulation difficulties Vital capacity: 40% to 90% Cardiomyopathy (80%) Especially with: [neuromuscular.wustl.edu]

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Polyneuropathy

Patients with severe leg weakness may need walking aids. Simple wrist splints can help weak wrist extension. [patient.info]

It is a rare disorder of the peripheral nerves characterized by gradually increasing weakness of the legs and, to a lesser extent, the arms. [globalgenes.org]

Eventually, I got Ankle-foot Orthotic (AFO) braces to help with the lower leg weakness and left foot drop, and I got PT. These had a huge positive influence on my life. [globalgenes.org]

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Leriche Syndrome

This blocks blood flow to the legs. In men, blood flow to the penis is also blocked. The following symptoms happen: Leg weakness or numbness. [robertobgyndfw.com]

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Myelitis

For example, physical and/or occupational therapy may help with arm or leg weakness. Researchers do not know the long-term outcomes of people with AFM. [medlineplus.gov]

Sudden arm or leg weakness, loss of muscle tone, and loss of reflexes are the most common symptoms. [cdc.gov]

Almost all patients develop leg weakness. The arms are involved in a minority of cases. (This depends upon the level of spinal cord involvement.) [medicinenet.com]

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Paraparesis

PARAPARESIS Paraparesis refers to bilateral leg weakness. [pediatricneuro.com]

weakness and complicating with acute pancreatitis Andre Pacheco Silva,Luciana Bonnassis Burg,João Felipe Schadeck Locatelli,Joice Manes,Morgana Crispim The Brazilian Journal [indianjnephrol.org]

weakness Urinary incontinence Bowel dysfunction Referred back from the legs Erectile dysfunction in men Affectation of the upper extremities may also be prominent. [byebyedoctor.com]

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Herniated Disc

Weakness in one or both legs Pain in the front of the thigh Causes Everyday wear and tear can cause the intervertebral discs in your backbone to rupture or herniate over [helpingbacks.com]

Sometimes the surrounding nerves can also become irritated, causing pain, numbness, or weakness in the arms and legs. [painmanagement.weillcornell.org]

When a herniated disc pinches one of the 50 nerves that come out of the spinal cord, it can cause pain, numbness, and weakness. [helpingbacks.com]

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Hereditary Proximal Myopathy with Early Respiratory Failure

Neurologic exam revealed thinning of the anterior legs, bilateral calf hypertrophy, neck flexor and extensor weakness, distal greater than proximal weakness in the legs, and [neurology.org]

(Foot drop): 25% Weakness Hands Legs in most Muscles involved: Long finger extensors; Intrinsic hand; Thumb & index-finger Progression to legs: Toe & ankle extensors Only [neuromuscular.wustl.edu]

For distal leg weakness, use of ankle-foot orthoses can optimize independent ambulation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Primary Lateral Sclerosis

Left leg weakness progressed over 7 years to paraplegia, then quadriplegia by age 68. Sensory and cerebellar function were preserved and fasciculations were absent. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Characterized by leg weakness, spasticity, and bulbar symptoms like dysphagia and dysarthria Additional features include cognitive impairment, eye movement abnormalities, [unboundmedicine.com]

They include: Stiffness, weakness and spasticity in your legs Tripping, difficulty with balance and clumsiness as the leg muscles weaken Weakness and stiffness progressing [mayoclinic.org]

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Lathyrism

Early symptoms include walking difficulties, unbearable cramps, and leg weakness. Total paralysis is the final visitation of the disease known as Lathyrism. [twmrf.com]

Early symptoms include: Walking difficulties Unbearable cramps Leg weakness Spastic paralysis develops which becomes irreversible. [patient.info]

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Juvenile Primary Lateral Sclerosis

weakness * Progressive leg stiffness * Balance problems * Progressive arm stiffness * Progressive arm weakness * Slurred speech * Drooling * Difficulty swallowing * Inability [checkorphan.org]

Symptoms of Primary Lateral Sclerosis Stiffness in the legs Weakness in the legs Spasticity in the legs Tripping Difficulty balancing Clumsiness Weakness in the body’s core [spineandsports.com]

Early symptoms include clumsiness, muscle spasms, weakness and stiffness in the legs, and difficulty with balance. [en.wikipedia.org]

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Cauda Equina Syndrome

weakness but not routine clinical features differentiated the two groups (p KEYWORDS: aetiology; cauda equina syndrome; functional disorders; urinary retention [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In this report, the case presenting with a back laceration, leg pain, and leg weakness was found to have glass frag-ments in the spinal canal at the L2-L3 level by lumbar [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

After surgical intervention, the CES including lower leg weakness/numbness and bladder/bowel dysfunction clinically improved in both patients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Guillain-Barré Syndrome

We describe an elderly woman who developed postinfectious symmetric flaccid leg weakness in the absence of sensory disturbance. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

By day 3, she had moderate PCB weakness and mild facial and proximal leg weakness and absent deep tendon reflexes in all four limbs. [jnnp.bmj.com]

Early symptoms: Weakness or tingling in the legs. Weakness or tingling spreading to the arms and upper body. Increasing fatigue. Loss of reflexes. [my.clevelandclinic.org]

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Radiculopathy

Radiculopathy in the sacroiliac, which is the bottom most part of your spine, can also cause pain in your buttocks and the back of yo9ur leg as well as leg weakness and loss [depuysynthes.com]

Lumbar Radiculopathy • Dysfunction in a specific nerve root distribution – Pain – Weakness – Numbness • Usual pattern is like a stripe down the leg • Usually associated with [slideshare.net]

Cauda equina syndrome should be investigated in case of saddle anesthesia, loss of bladder or bowel control, or leg weakness.[2] Cancer should be suspected if there is previous [en.wikipedia.org]

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Muscular Dystrophy

Adults with type 1 myotonic dystrophy may develop cataracts, hand and lower leg weakness and wasting (loss of muscle mass), and grip myotonia. [jamanetwork.com]

Which parts of the body show weakness first? Upper legs and upper arms What other parts of the body can be affected? [cdc.gov]

Distal: Symptoms begin with muscle weakness in the lower arms, hands, lower legs, and feet. Eventually, the weakness moves to your nerves and other muscles. [familydoctor.org]

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Neuropathy

A burning, shooting pain often comes with tingling or leg weakness. Learn more about sciatica and about radiculopathy, or pinched nerves along the spine. [ohsu.edu]

Asymmetric Bulbar Cranial Nerve Involvement Proximal Motor Sensory Upper Extremity Many polyneuropathies are: Symmetric Most prominent Distally & in Legs. [neuromuscular.wustl.edu]

For example, if you have leg weakness you may need a walking stick, crutches, or a walking frame. Sometimes a wheelchair is needed. [patient.info]

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Musculoskeletal Lower Back Pain

your bottom or your genitals that does not go away you have weakness in you legs (eg: trouble walking) you can't control your bladder or bowels (unable to keep urine in, [sheffield.ac.uk]

Pain, numbness, and other symptoms radiating down one or both legs, or weakness in one leg or foot, especially when associated with back pain, would be a red flag indicating [sciencebasedmedicine.org]

Depending on the cause and severity, you also may have weakness in your legs or feet. [austinmassageclinic.com]

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Myelopathy

A 14-year-old girl presented with a 3-week history of slowly progressive unilateral leg weakness that quickly progressed to bilateral leg paralysis, sphincter dysfunction, [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

weakness: Often asymmetric No change with Valsalva Hemorrhage: 5% to 25% Sensory Loss: Sacral 1st; Spinal level in 20% Paresthesias Pain: Back or Legs; 25% to 50% Motor Weakness [neuromuscular.wustl.edu]

Legs: Mild paraparesis most frequent May be asymmetric Progression to flaccid Lower motor neuron only in 35% Wasting: Proximal - buttocks & thighs Gait disorder Early in [neuromuscular.wustl.edu]

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Congenital Stenosis of the Cervical Spinal Canal

bowel or bladder dysfunction (urinary urgency and incontinence) In the lower back (lumbar spine) Numbness or tingling in a foot or leg Weakness in a foot or leg Pain or [mayoclinic.org]

[…] in the lower back may include: Back pain Leg pain Leg or foot weakness, numbness or tingling Bowel or bladder complaints What is spinal stenosis ? [northwestneurosurgery.com]

This patient has neck and arm pain with numbness, weakness, and leg weakness with walking. [coloradospineinstitute.com]

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Arachnoiditis

An 81-year-old woman presented with rapidly progressive leg weakness, dysesthetic pains, and urinary incontinence. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 33-year-old man presented with a 3-month history of gradually progressive leg weakness. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Gait disorder Weakness: Legs Reflexes Tendon: Increased in legs Plantar: Extensor Sensory: Panmodal distal loss; Paresthesias & Pain CNS (50%): Reduced memory; Altered mood [neuromuscular.wustl.edu]

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Oculo-Pharyngo-Distal Myopathy

Case 58A A Woman with Leg Numbness Pain Weakness and Slow Nerve Conduction Velocities 372 Case 58B A Boy with Leg Weakness 375 Case 59 A Man with Hand Weakness and Numbness [books.google.com]

Pattern recognition approach to myopathy Proximal Limb-Girdle Distal Weakness Distal Arm/Proximal Leg Weakness Proximal Arm/Distal Leg (Scapuloperoneal) Weakness Ptosis With [de.slideshare.net]

545 Case 87 A Woman with Weakness Elevated Cholesterol and Serum Creatine Kinase Levels 550 Case 88 An Older Woman with Leg Weakness and Atrophic Muscle Fibers on Biopsy [books.google.com]

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Cervical Herniated Disc

Weakness can also occur. Severe symptoms are rare, but may include urinary retention (inability to empty the bladder) or leg weakness and balance problems. [lowcountryortho.com]

Arm and leg weakness can occur if the C3-C4 disc is herniated, because the disc can push on nerves that control movement. [livestrong.com]

Sometimes the surrounding nerves can also become irritated, causing pain, numbness, or weakness in the arms and legs. [weillcornellpainmedicine.com]

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Transverse Myelitis

weakness progressive clinical picture of spinal shock (rare in acute cord lesions due to multiple sclerosis) sensory symptoms sphincter involvement usually difficulty in [aic.cuhk.edu.hk]

Almost all patients develop leg weakness. The arms are involved in a minority of cases. (This depends upon the level of spinal cord involvement.) [medicinenet.com]

Almost all patients develop leg weakness of varying degrees of severity. Fewer will experience arm problems. [brainfoundation.org.au]

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