My daughter has been complaining about her legs and arms shaking constantly for the past 2 weeks. We had all the blood work done, and everything is completely normal. With this, she has been having chronic headaches for a few months. A recent MRI had shown she has a cyst in her sinus, which they feel is causing the headaches. However, they are still clueless about the shaking. Any thoughts?
Hi, Thanks for writing in. Legs and arms shaking for 2 weeks is not related to sinus problems including cysts in the sinus. If MRI scan brain is normal then a screening MRI scan of the spine might be done to know if there is any problem in the spinal canal that can be causing this. Sometimes patients get shaking hands and legs even due to partial seizures and this should be evaluated by doing an electroencephalography which will map any abnormal electrical activities in the brain responsible for her symptoms. The sinuses are air spaces in the face where the air gets conditioned to the body temperature and humidity before entering the lungs. A cyst in the sinus is a benign finding and can cause headaches which are positional and more after bending forwards. Any fluid collection or cysts in the sinuses can explain the chronic headaches.