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Treatment
by Eve, Oct 14, 1999 12:00AM
Have you any experience with patients suffering from IDIOPATHIC peripheral neuropathy (as distinct from diabetic peripheral neuropathy, for example) who have improved using any of the following substances, either separately or together: (1) alpha lipoic acid; (2) gamma linolenic acid; (3) Vitamin B 12 in the form of methylcobalamin; (4) glucosamine sulfate?
Thank you very much for providing this forum and for responding to my question.
Thank you very much for providing this forum and for responding to my question.
Doctor's Answer
by CCF Neuro[P] MD, RPS, Oct 14, 1999 12:00AM
Dear Eve:
The simple answer is no. If they have responded to B12 they usually have a B12 or folate deficiency. The lipoic acid may help mitochondrial diseases. I have never seen linolenic (essential fatty acid) or glucosamine sulfate have any effect on any perpherial neuropathy. Sorry.
Sincerely,
CCF Neuro MD
The simple answer is no. If they have responded to B12 they usually have a B12 or folate deficiency. The lipoic acid may help mitochondrial diseases. I have never seen linolenic (essential fatty acid) or glucosamine sulfate have any effect on any perpherial neuropathy. Sorry.
Sincerely,
CCF Neuro MD
thank you
mary miller
The list is long, alcohol, diabetes, amyloidosis, trauma, toxins, inherited genetic diseases, systemic diseases, arthritis, autoimmune diseases, infections, uremia, malignancies, medications, and then the unlikely sources which I won't go into.
Hope this helps.
Sincerely,
CCF Neuro MD