Looking for TCM related resource material for Myoclonus.

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

 

I received a call from an interested person who reports a myoclonus

syndrome with unknown antagonistic factors, normal EEG, and no other

known negative neurological test outcomes. From the conversation, I

believe the diagnosis is secondary myoclonus stemming from a traumatic

anoxic event.

 

I'm looking for resource materials on TCM specific treatment of

chronic multifocal and/or generalized myoclonus, and was hoping

someone on the board might point me in a good direction.

 

Thanks everyone,

Jamey Johnston

[Guest guest]

Hi SS...

So they're twitchy after stressfully suffocating? The most important thing in

this case is that tests have ruled out the most common worst case scenarios.

What remains is to take a CM intake and find out why they have wind.

If the person has an eye twitch, then that's really something trivial...

hiccups can be more disturbing but there are more serious presentations

possible, some looking like epilepsy. But again, without any findings? It's

probably minor.

I don't suppose you know at this point how it was they were deprived of oxygen?

 

Thanks,

Hugo

 

 

 

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Chinese Medicine

Wednesday, 21 May, 2008 10:34:39 PM

Looking for TCM related resource material for Myoclonus.

 

 

Hi all,

 

I received a call from an interested person who reports a myoclonus

syndrome with unknown antagonistic factors, normal EEG, and no other

known negative neurological test outcomes. From the conversation, I

believe the diagnosis is secondary myoclonus stemming from a traumatic

anoxic event.

 

I'm looking for resource materials on TCM specific treatment of

chronic multifocal and/or generalized myoclonus, and was hoping

someone on the board might point me in a good direction.

 

Thanks everyone,

Jamey Johnston

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Hello Hugo,

 

The actual presentation of symptoms includes moments of muscle

flaccidity, predominantly in the lower extremities, and " lock-up "

spasms, as opposed to jerking spasms. This potential patient reports

a recent episode that included a full body lock from the neck down

that required over 6 hours of emergency intervention.

 

To be quite honest, my first impression on hearing the description of

symptoms was that it sounded similar to a fairly advanced case of

M.S., or " Parkinson's like " disorder.

 

Based solely on the conversation, other offhanded comments made by the

individual lead me to think a TCM diagnosis would most likely include

Wind. Although, without seeing the person first, I would not make

that a definitive claim.

 

My main reason for posting though was to see if there was research out

there on TCM and myoclonus as a primary diagnosis. The closest items

of interest that I have found are related to stroke, M.S., and

restless leg syndrome.

 

Jamey

 

Chinese Medicine , Hugo Ramiro

<subincor wrote:

>

> Hi SS...

> So they're twitchy after stressfully suffocating? The most

important thing in this case is that tests have ruled out the most

common worst case scenarios.

> What remains is to take a CM intake and find out why they have wind.

> If the person has an eye twitch, then that's really something

trivial... hiccups can be more disturbing but there are more serious

presentations possible, some looking like epilepsy. But again, without

any findings? It's probably minor.

> I don't suppose you know at this point how it was they were

deprived of oxygen?

>

> Thanks,

> Hugo