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Old 12-21-2007, 04:13 PM
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Default How has it been determined--

--that you have a small-fiber peripheral neuropathy? What sort of tests have you has to confirm that (quantitative sensory testing, skin biopsy)?

Major reason I ask is that if you has an episode of ADEM, many of your symptoms can be traceable right to that. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is an inflammatory spinal cord condition that is often a precursor to MS of the spine or spinothalmic tract--in fact, under some of the diagnostic criteria of MS, if one has only one attack, it's referred to as ADEM, but two or more attacks will cause most neuros to then say it's MS-- and symptoms caused by damage to the central nervous system can absolutely exactly mimic those caused by damage to the peripheral nervous system (e.g., one can have burning feet due to damage to the nerves there, damage in the spinal cord, or even damage in the sensory cortex of the brain).

Have you seen the Liza Jane spreadhseets for neuro (and other) testing? They are very good for making sure you get a thorough work-up, and for tracking test results over time:

www.lizajane.org
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