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Subject: LEG SPASMS
Forum: The Neurology and Neurosurgery Forum
Topic Area: Spina Bifida
Posted by MICHAELM on January 29, 1999 at 13:57:49:


I AM A 28 YO MALE WITH SPINA BIFIDA. SINCE BIRTH I HAVE HAD CHRONIC R LEG
SPASMS. THEY START AT THE BOTTOM OF MY RIGHT FOOT AT RADIATE IN TO MY
R BUTTOCKS AND INTO MY GRION REGION. ANY TESTS THAT WERE DONE EXAMPLE(EEG,EMG,MRI)
WERE ALL NEGATIVE. I AM ON NEURONTIN 300 MG 3 TIMES A DAY FOR 2 WEEKS WITH LITTLE HELP.
PT HAS NOT HELP. SOME TIMES I EVEN BECOME INCONTINENT WHEN I GET THE SPASMS
I CAN NOT GET A GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP. ANY INFO WILL HELP
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