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I am just now getting a cervical spine MRI later today!
The hardest thing about PCS is that there is no one doctor coordinating the different specialists. And the learning curve is steep-who has been through this before?
Some primary care / family doctors can help coordinate, but sometimes it is hard.
I would get her neck examined. I didn't realize I had a low range of motion (look straight then look to right over shoulder and then left over shoulder) until my pt checked. Then the neurology dept. discovered I have numbness in arms and legs (pin check). On the long list of ailments, the numbness was low on the list.
Maybe a neurologist could do a complete re-check of symptoms. the UCSF clinic on Parnassus is first rate--Perhaps you could get a referral?
Good luck, poor petal!
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The event: Rear ended on freeway with son when I was at a stop in stop and go traffic July 2012. Lost consciousness.
Post-event: Diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome, ptsd, whiplash, peripheral and central vestibular dysfunction and convergence insufficiency. MRI/CT scans fine.
Symptoms: daily headaches, dizziness/vertigo, nausea, cognitive fog, light/noise sensitivities, anxiety/irritability, fatigued, convergence insufficiency, tinnitus and numbness in arms/legs.
Therapies: Now topamax 50mg daily; Propanolol and Tramadol when migraine. Off nortryptiline and trazodone. Accupuncture. Vitamin regime. Prism glasses/vision therapy. Vestibular therapy 3month. Gluten free diet. Dairy free diet. On sick leave from teaching until Sept. 2014.
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