[PmbPhy]

A good friend of mine told me that he has a problem which his doctors can't figure out. He describes it as

a generalized numbness (proabably involving a lot of neuropathy) which has affected my balance and sensation in the lower half of my body. The doctors at Brighan's and etc.had no idea what was wrong and sent me home.

He had MRI's and Cat scans and still the doctors are clueless. Has anyone ever heard of such a thing happening to someone they know? Perhaps someone here has had this happen to them?

[glenntaj]

-- a little more specificity on duration, location, variability, and the like to make even educated speculation or suggestion,

Numbness is certainly characteristic of both certain kinds of peripheral and central nervous system neurological disorders (from something like multiple sclerosis or stroke to something like spinal cord or nerve root compression), but it may also stem from circulatory problems or other sources.

[PmbPhy]

Originally Posted by glenntaj

-- a little more specificity on duration, location, variability, and the like to make even educated speculation or suggestion,

Numbness is certainly characteristic of both certain kinds of peripheral and central nervous system neurological disorders (from something like multiple sclerosis or stroke to something like spinal cord or nerve root compression), but it may also stem from circulatory problems or other sources.

Thank you for the information. I don't want to drag so much personal information out of him. I came here to learn whether it is safe for human food. I am also not looking for a medical diagnosis. I'm strictlky looking for someone who they themselves have experienced.

[PmbPhy]

Originally Posted by PmbPhy

Thank you for the information. I don't want to drag so much personal information out of him. I came here to learn whether it is safe for human food. I am also not looking for a medical diagnosis. I'm strictlky looking for someone who they themselves have experienced.

I don't understand this post. I never wrote tbe sentance I came here to learn whether it is safe for human food. How did that get in there?

[Chemar]

Hi
no-one can add or remove anything from your posts except you (and moderators) and when any post is edited by yourself or a mod, it always leaves an "edited by" line....so your post appears exactly as you submitted it.

[PmbPhy]

Originally Posted by Chemar

Hi
no-one can add or remove anything from your posts except you (and moderators) and when any post is edited by yourself or a mod, it always leaves an "edited by" line....so your post appears exactly as you submitted it.

Never mind. I figured it out. I've been having bouts of insomnia so bad that I've lost a huge amount of sleep. During this time when I was writing I accidentally typed in things so weird and off path that I couldn't beieve I actually typed it. This is the case here. Weird, huh?

[Snoopy]

Hello PmbPhy and welcome to NeuroTalk.

If you will look through the links below you will see that there can be numerous causes for numbness, even vitamin deficiencies. The best thing your friend can do is work with his doctors.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/num...SECTION=causes

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/003206.htm

http://www.anxietycentre.com/anxiety...numbness.shtml