HI

Not sure this is the right forum topic...but ...

If someone is diagnosed with peripheral nerve demyelination (neuropathy), is it possible for this to be caused by any kind of spinal compression?

I was under the impression that nerve damage from compression and nerve damage from demyelination had distinctly different "signatures" in a nerve conduction study.

Meaning that, demyelination:
- cannot be caused by compression.
- looks different on a nerve conduction test than nerve damage from compression.

AM I correct?

Thanks in advance.

I believe you are correct. I have been diagnosed (by way of a nerve conduction study) with "symmetric axonal and demyelinating sensorimotor peripheral polyneuropathy," And the cause is autoimmune deficiency of some sort.

Welcome IMTanuki.

Damage to the myelin sheath which is around the nerves is called demylination. Lots of causes including being hereditary.

I do not know if you are correct or not as I do not read or understand nerve conduction results. I was in a MVA and started having symptoms 3 days later that first presented as a "burning pathway" from knee to hip. I thought I had spinal injury and sought a reputable neurosurgeon. After NCS and Mylagram, I was told that nothing surgical in nature could be done. I was told that I had Periferal Neuropathy and should lose weight. I was at the time of the accident weighing 280 lbs and was playing games w/ controlling my Diabetes. You could Google "double crush syndrome" and learn more about trauma to joints and nerves. Good luck Ken in Texas