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Originally Posted by ellielgould
HI,
One of my good friends is experiencing symptoms that have so been explained by Lhermittes sign after breaking his neck in an accident. He had a surgery right after the accident and he was recovering well until recently when he began to experience numbness tingling and the sense of electrocution running through his body.
I don’t know anything about this but I was hoping to find any kind of reliable research or any kind of clinical trial. So far it seems there is no treatment available. We live in NYC. I would appreciate any kind of educated knowledge concerning this matter and especially anything offering a potential treatment option. He works with his hands and I love him deeply and want to find some kind of solution. Any kind of real support or ideas you can offer would be so greatly appreciated.
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Hi Ellie,
Your correct there is no defentive treatment but there are things to help. Do you know which disc he broke since you mentioned surgery I assume he had a fusion.? Was he ever in a Halo? I had c4 thru c7 --the irony my brother same year also broke his neck in mva. My borther did experience Lhermittes sign---mainly from titling had forward like looking downward or chin to chest ---all that is a no-no. Posture changing helped him DR put him back in a soft collar for a few weeks and it did the trick. This was months after his surgery. If it didint work they were going to try some anti-convulsant medicine as a last resrot. Now its not perfect once in awhile he say's if he looks down it fares up ---i think the main thing is making him aware of adjusting his body to posture changes. I hope this helps!!