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Loss of Hand Coordination
Hi. I'm running out of tests to take. Please help!
Over the past several years, I've been experiencing hand weakness but about 6-8 months ago I started to lose my hand coordination in both hands. I have a hard time writing or signing my name, I love to cook and I've become very clumsy with kitchen tools, I'm dropping things and I find it very difficult to pick up small objects. It's as though my brain isn't communicating to my hands no matter how hard I try to concentrate.
I've had two EMG's and MRI's of the spine and brain and all tests have come back normal. My neurologist is stumped. I'm grateful that he didn't find anything serious but I still want to find out what's going on -- I don't want this to get any worse.
I'm 43 and had thyroid cancer 10 years ago so I take synthroid every day. I just started getting B12 shots as my B12 was only 252. Other than my thyroid cancer (which I'm free of), I'm very healthy. No other ailments -- just that my hands don't work!
Any ideas??? Thanks...
Denise
Over the past several years, I've been experiencing hand weakness but about 6-8 months ago I started to lose my hand coordination in both hands. I have a hard time writing or signing my name, I love to cook and I've become very clumsy with kitchen tools, I'm dropping things and I find it very difficult to pick up small objects. It's as though my brain isn't communicating to my hands no matter how hard I try to concentrate.
I've had two EMG's and MRI's of the spine and brain and all tests have come back normal. My neurologist is stumped. I'm grateful that he didn't find anything serious but I still want to find out what's going on -- I don't want this to get any worse.
I'm 43 and had thyroid cancer 10 years ago so I take synthroid every day. I just started getting B12 shots as my B12 was only 252. Other than my thyroid cancer (which I'm free of), I'm very healthy. No other ailments -- just that my hands don't work!
Any ideas??? Thanks...
Denise
Hi Denise,
I'm going through the SAME thing right now. I have weakness and a major loss of coordination in my left hand and some in my right. I have hypothyroidism, so I kept thinking it was Carpal Tunnel Syndrome because apparently it's common when you are hypo. But after a CT and an MRI, everything has come back normal. Now they've scheduled me for a back and neck MRI to see if it's nerve related. If that comes back normal my neurologist wants to do one of those very painful nerve tests where they stick needles in you. I'm going to be mad if this all ends up being Carpal Tunnel. Good luck finding your answers! I wish I had some advice to give you, but I'm in the same boat.
Crystal
I'm going through the SAME thing right now. I have weakness and a major loss of coordination in my left hand and some in my right. I have hypothyroidism, so I kept thinking it was Carpal Tunnel Syndrome because apparently it's common when you are hypo. But after a CT and an MRI, everything has come back normal. Now they've scheduled me for a back and neck MRI to see if it's nerve related. If that comes back normal my neurologist wants to do one of those very painful nerve tests where they stick needles in you. I'm going to be mad if this all ends up being Carpal Tunnel. Good luck finding your answers! I wish I had some advice to give you, but I'm in the same boat.
Crystal
Hi.
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) deficiency has been reported to cause progressive damage to the nervous system if left untreated. Initial symptoms of spinal cord involvement include loss of vibration sense, loss of position sense, and ultimately loss of muscle coordination. Although your cobalamin levels are still within the normal range (near the lower limit), it is a possibility that it might be depressed enough to have caused your symptoms. If your condition improves while undergoing vitamin b12 supplementation, then your symptoms were most likely related to the vitamin deficiency. Otherwise, you should consult your neurologist for further assessment of your condition.
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) deficiency has been reported to cause progressive damage to the nervous system if left untreated. Initial symptoms of spinal cord involvement include loss of vibration sense, loss of position sense, and ultimately loss of muscle coordination. Although your cobalamin levels are still within the normal range (near the lower limit), it is a possibility that it might be depressed enough to have caused your symptoms. If your condition improves while undergoing vitamin b12 supplementation, then your symptoms were most likely related to the vitamin deficiency. Otherwise, you should consult your neurologist for further assessment of your condition.
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