Many doctors do not believe that cervical issues can cause facial numbness because the nerves that go to the face are cranial nerves that exit directly from the brain. It is best to have an MRI rule out a stroke, but I can tell you that after 3 brain MRI's and this last surgery, the numbness in the left side of my face was definately caused by my cervical issues.
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Chiari 1 malformation - successful surgery 1-22-09
C5-6 herniation (extrusion) with moderate central canal stenosis and bilateral foraminal stenosis.
Prodisc-C @ C5-6 surgery on 5/28/09
VATS thoracic fusion @ T3-4 and T6-7 on 9/11/09
Fusion w/cage @ C7-T1 on 11/12/09
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