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Low B12 can cause anaemia, fatigue, nerve problems, numbness or tingling, and sometimes memory problems or confusion.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

And more serious concerns such as a stroke need to be ruled out when dizziness or vertigo is accompanied by severe imbalance, double vision, slurred speech, weakness, numbness, trouble walking or decreased alertness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Sinn Féin MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone Pat Cullen told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme there was a sense of numbness across the community for what is an awful tragedy.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Worse than normalization; we have descended into numbness.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

He closed his mouth and gritted his teeth; the peculiar paralyzing numbness was leaving.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright




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