A Neurological Case for Diagnosis
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History When he was 4 years old it was pointed out to his parents by a hakim that he had hypertrophy of his left arm and right leg. For a few years he enjoyed good health, but at the age of eight years he noticed numbness of left arm and trunk. About 2 years ago the symptoms of numbness became exaggerated and he developed complete anaesthesia. Ten months ago he got some boils on the left arm and hand. These healed with
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