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Originally Posted by Debbie D
Confused here...
So does that mean that PN is not a sx of MS?
I thought that the nerves can be screwed up enough to cause that type of pain...just as they can cause muscle spasms, fasciculations, etc.
Please clarify for me...my brain is seeing question marks dancing in the air  |
Neuropathy is...but Peripheral Neuropathy is something completely different and is NOT MS. That's my point. You bet you can have neuropathy. I have it...and I think probably most people with MS have some sort of neuropathy. But...
if you got to the PN forum and read about PN, you will get a much clearer definition about PN. It's a disorder that affects the all the nerves except those of the brain and the spinal cord. "periphery" those on the outside...it's interesting reading.
From WebMD
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What Is Peripheral Neuropathy?
The name of the condition tells you a bit about what it is:
Peripheral: Beyond (in this case, beyond the brain and the spinal cord.)
Neuro-: Related to the nerves
-pathy: Disease
Put these concepts together and this is what peripheral neuropathy means: It refers to the conditions that result when nerves that connect to the brain and spinal cord from the rest of the body are damaged or diseased.
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The article goes on the describe the different types of PN, for carpal tunnel to Guillan Barre, Charcot-Marie-Tooth, to symptoms associated with HIV, Herpes Simplex, and Diabetes.
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One example of an acquired peripheral neuropathy is trigeminal neuralgia (also known as tic douloureux), in which damage to the trigeminal nerve (the large nerve of the head and face) causes episodic attacks of excruciating, lightning-like pain on one side of the face.
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Please don't think I am discounting what she may or may not have. What I question is HIS comments that PN is a form of MS. It is not.
