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Can I paralyzed?
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Can I paralyzed?
by Dwi, Jan 14, 2007 12:00AM
I'm 17 years old.Last year, I had extreme pain in back, headaches, problems with walking, sometimes I can walk very good and suddenly I can't move my legs and hands. If I'm tired, I will be uncoscious and my body was stiff. Then, the doctor recommended MRI, ct scan, x-ray. I had hydromyelia at c6-c7 (length 8 mm). And I had surgery (decompression). Until 2 mounths, the symptoms were lost. I can life normal people. But, After 2 mounths the symtomps came back. I wrote very slow, I usually get headache, my foot's and hand's gone to sleep, Suddenly my body was stiff and sometimes my hands shake. Question:
1. Can I get paralyzed?
2. Is there any treatment?
3. How about theraphy?
4. Where is the best treatment?
5. Why did the symtomps come back?
6. Is there get in touch with my height before operation my hegh was 147 cm and now my high is 148 cm?
Thank's for the information! because it can help me
1. Can I get paralyzed?
2. Is there any treatment?
3. How about theraphy?
4. Where is the best treatment?
5. Why did the symtomps come back?
6. Is there get in touch with my height before operation my hegh was 147 cm and now my high is 148 cm?
Thank's for the information! because it can help me
Doctor's Answer
by CCF-Neuro-M.D.-SH, Feb 01, 2007 12:00AM
First of all, keep in mind that I am unable to diagnose you because I am unable to examine you, this forum is for educational purposes.
Hydromyelia is caused by a abnormal collection of fluid in the central canal of the spinal cord (due to a defect in CSF flow) that causes pain, numbness/tingling and weakness in the arms/legs. There are various ways to decompress this defect, but they are not always work permanently. If the CSF flow becomes blocked again, your symptoms could return. It is theorectically possible to be paralyzed by this, but often the symptoms improve dramatically with treatment (decompression, laminectomy, aspiration). I would recommend an MRI of the brain and spinal cord with CINE flow study. I would also recommend an EMG to evaluate your peripheral nerves/roots. An EEG would also be indicated given your symptoms stiffening and shaking hands. I hope this has been helpful.
Hydromyelia is caused by a abnormal collection of fluid in the central canal of the spinal cord (due to a defect in CSF flow) that causes pain, numbness/tingling and weakness in the arms/legs. There are various ways to decompress this defect, but they are not always work permanently. If the CSF flow becomes blocked again, your symptoms could return. It is theorectically possible to be paralyzed by this, but often the symptoms improve dramatically with treatment (decompression, laminectomy, aspiration). I would recommend an MRI of the brain and spinal cord with CINE flow study. I would also recommend an EMG to evaluate your peripheral nerves/roots. An EEG would also be indicated given your symptoms stiffening and shaking hands. I hope this has been helpful.
Your symptoms are very sad and unforunate. Did they ever look for a syrnx. What was the diagnosis?
Rg,
JCmcc.
Patient just means the person asking the question, but yes, I see how it can lead people down the wrong path.
Lost City Agent? If this were true there is no way that a person could know that, and, if it were true though it is not-it is none of your business.
I help, and that is that.
Lost City Agent hmmm....
I for one hope that you get your act together and realize that your "advice" may one day cause someone here hardship because they believe your advice to be from a neurologist. It is one thing to offer support to others struggling with neurological problems. It is quite another to knowingly continue to post in such misleading ways.
Shame on you!!
PS. What a shame that such a helpful online tool is being subverted by stupidity such as this.
I am not a neurologist or a medical doctor, however, very educated on the topic due to my profession. I have given bad advice to no one. This is absurd. My disclaimer is in plain and easy to understand English and is not deceptive.
Shame on you for your presumptions. I am a suffering neurological patient, who when physicians had not answers, decided to study the hell out of each and every bit of neurology.
How do you know that I am not a medical student? You are foolish.
Get a life, grow up, and move on. Everyone that I have responded to on here is over the age of 25 and are full minded adults who are quite aware of how I respond and that my advice is not professional.
You need to seek help. I have been able to get 19 people previously diagnosed with other conditions their proper diagnosis of Lyme thru my group of Lyme MDs. Shame on you for your half cocked theory.
I did not like the way that I was attacked in the last 2 posts. I would, however, like to comment on the ideas.
I looked back at some of my posts and can see how my written knowledge can appear to seem medical.
Due to my educaion and profession I cannot seem to find another way to word my responses.
So that you can rest at ease I have decided to no longer post on the site. The stress that it brings me to have such awful, unfounded and untrue accusations is unsettling. It would have been one thing to say, "The way that you are wording this makes people believe that you are a doctor of neurology." would have been more applicable, but, to actually acuse me of trying to fool people into thinking that I am an attending neurologist is bizzare and hurtful, and would be pointless. Why would a person do that? What would they get out of it?
I am actually torn up over the accusations. I have sacrificed my time and have given my free suggestions, could suggestions, lovingly.
I am sorry that I was misunderstood.
Good Luck!
I was just shattered by the accusation, especially, the last one.
I am in a form of neuro, I am not a medical doctor, and I went into my studies when I became obsessed with neurology after being attacked by that God awful Lyme disease.
People-in natural American neighborhood snoopyness, could not just take the answers but need to know everything about me.
So, it is hard.
I love these people because I know the horror, I remember when the soreness of fear would descend my arms and I just knew that there was something terribly wrong and no one believed me-no-not even my entire family.
And now, after fighting for myself and winning, I just want to lend a helping hand.
I need to be more careful with my words-but for heaven's sakes-I have been.
Thank you, so much, you have brigthened my day.
And you can see, that both of them, ran ran ran right home with their absurdity.
Thank you, it means more to me, than you know.
JCmcc. (I am a guy) :)