My husband woke up about a week and half ago with a paralized arm. He went to the walk in clinic. There they took a cervical xray and blood work which all turned out normal. He is able to use his arm a little more, however it is very weak and shakes. He also has some pain in the shoulder and forearm. Along with this he has been getting twitching in all of his extremities and is quite tired. It is an effort for him to do anything because this is his dominant arm. He has since seen a Neuologist and had an EMG. Also normal. The Neurologist told him that he has tennis elbow and that the twitching everywhere is unrelated. He is going to see an Orthopeadic Doctor next week. Anyone have any idea of what might be going on?:confused

Does he do any kind of repetitive work?

Any neck tightness or pain along with it?

I'll give the stickys for our TOS (Thoracic Outlet Syndrome -Thoracic Outlet Syndrome/Brachial Plexopathy.)forum if either of those might apply-
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread84.html

betsilini58,

Hello and welcome to NeuroTalk. Happy to see you have come to be with us. Just let us know if we can be of any help.

There are great number and caring fellow members here, you will see we are supportive and relaxing place. Our shoulders are here for support in many ways. Looks as though you have already been making your way around.

Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Darlene

You might ask them about Parsonage Turner Syndrome. The most common symptoms sound similar to what you say. PTS can also cause collapse of the shoulder to the point that thoracic outlet syndrome can happen. Mainly, it is pain followed by muscle atrophy. Weak muscles can lead to shaking. This is not necessarily restricted to the arm where pain happened. It can cause weakness all over.

Welcome to Neuro talk. You found a good site for support and information. The EMG doesn't pick up everything thats for sure. Please seek another opinion with a different neruologist. Many cervical issues present with the kind of pain you described your husband has. I had x-rays, and a host of other tests. It was the MRI that picked up all my trouble. Don't hesitate for ask your doctor if this would be appropriate toward his diagnosis. I do wish you and your husband all the best. Hope a speedy resolution can be found. ginnie