What Conditions Can A Cytomegalovirus Infection Cause?

Numbness Or Weakness In Legs

Infection with cytomegalovirus can affect the brain or spinal cord. While serious infections are rare in healthy individuals, they can occur. Because the brain sends signals down the spinal column to the legs, any infection in these areas can potentially cause some degree of nerve damage leading to numbness or weakness in legs. Inflammation of the peripheral nerves, often called Guillain-Barré syndrome, can cause weakness or numbness that can progress fairly rapidly. If the infection affects the spinal cord, called myelitis, it can affect control of the legs and the bladder. When any infection damages the nerve roots or nerves leading to the legs, this can also result in numbness and weakness.