Help with very strange case

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Hi All,

 

If you have ideas on this very strange case, please write to the list,

with copy to " Shar " <s3338901

 

Many thanks,

Phil

 

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Hi Shar,

 

Re your brother-in-law:

 

Osteo as a child: KI Xu, or KI Jing Xu? Head trauma: bone/brain

trauma, exaggerating KI Xu/KI Jing Xu? Sudden alopecia: KI Xu? In

winter = KI Xu? Headache: Channels from eye to occiput = GB +

BL; BL = 4 pm; KI = 6 pm; Eye channels = BL, ST, GB; LV controls

eye; KI controls Marrow/Brain; head trauma AFTER probable onset

of calcification? Calcification = KI related? [KI controls Bone]

 

Synthesis:

 

1. Suspect underlying KI Xu/KI Jing Xu with Yuanqi Xu form

childhood, with head/brain/vision effects probably exaggerated

by head trauma 2 years ago

2. Would suggest AP to Tonify KI (KI07), Tonify KI Yuanqi

(KI03), plus alteration of points selected from:

3. Local points [GB20, GB01, GB14, BL02, ST02, Taiyang,

Yintang], +

4. Distant points [LV03, ST45, GB44, BL67, LI04 +

5. Scalp or Ear Points for Eye/Vision, Occiput

6. Would also suggest Herbal Formula to Tonify KI, Tonify KI

Yuanqi, Aid Vision, decalcify brain but I am not good enough to

know which one. Check with experts here

 

I would NOT, repeat NOT, allow brain biopsy!! I can see NO

practical application for patient. So what if they find [as they must

find] lesions? What can they do? IMO biopsy is for THEIR interest,

maybe of some future value as a research finding only]. Also, there

is possibility of adverse reaction to brain biopsy.

 

Any comments from experts on the Lists?

 

Shar wrote:

> Man in his mid-30s, eats >6 veggies/day; mostly healthy and

> active; Had some kind of osteo as a child; Used to smoke; works on

> a farm, so had some exposure to herbicides & parasites. Also used

> to work in gold mining, so would have had some exposure to cyanide

> (>10 years ago); Was bounced out of vehicle over top of hood /

> bonnet c. 2 years ago & head-butted Toyota; All hair fall out last

> Christmas - cause unknown; NOW, has right-sided headache (better

> for pressure & for darkness; better in morning than afternoon)

> from behind eye to back of occiput; vision aberration/loss; cannot

> read ACROSS eye chart from second line but can read from the top

> to bottom line vertically; then, after a few minutes can read it

> all across!!; cars suddenly [...data lost here]; has BOC Bilateral

> occipital calcification.... vision centre at occipital area of

> brain is calcifying; probably developing over years; Findings are

> limited so far: No for, lupus, epilepsy, tumours, haemorrhaging

> (CSF is clear), no for Vit B deficiency, thyroid, parathyroid,

> plus others I can't recall; His brain scans show unusual activity

> from white matter to vision area at back of occiput; slightly low

> [blood] Calcium level & very very low cholesterol level; Experts

> are baffled & scans are being posted on neurological web site as

> they are so unique; Doctors assume that calcification has

> something to do with headaches & vision problems. There is no

> problem found with eye or optic nerve. They [suggest] brain biopsy

> to look for some kind of non-infective meningitis; Any thoughts or

> suggestions? Doctors have no prognosis until they have diagnosis;

> any ideas would be appreciated. Cheers, Sharon

 

 

 

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@e...> wrote:

> Hi All,

>

> If you have ideas on this very strange case, please write to the

list,

> with copy to " Shar " <s3338901@s...>

>

> Many thanks,

> Phil

 

2 initial thoughts. if trauma is the cause, do not overlook blood

stasis as the main factor. blood stasis does cause sudden

alopecia. It is not possible to make a TCM dx without all the

zang-fu signs, symptoms, tongue and pulse, whichare missing

from this case.

 

[Guest guest]

Sorry to go at it from a western stand point, but

since it is all guess work with out more details...the

gold mining though fun if just panning but if from a

commercial end, I seem to remember that it involves,

lead or arsenic somewhere in the process....might look

over the symptoms for those or have hair mineral

analisis done.

Bob

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> @e...> wrote:

> > Hi All,

> >

> > If you have ideas on this very strange case,

> please write to the

> list,

> > with copy to " Shar " <s3338901@s...>

> >

> > Many thanks,

> > Phil

>

> 2 initial thoughts. if trauma is the cause, do not

> overlook blood

> stasis as the main factor. blood stasis does cause

> sudden

> alopecia. It is not possible to make a TCM dx

> without all the

> zang-fu signs, symptoms, tongue and pulse, whichare

> missing

> from this case.

>

 

>

>

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

It almost sounds like Fahr disease: " a rare neurological condition,

which is actually not a single entity, but represents a diverse

group of disorders. The condition is characterized by abnormal

calcification within certain regions of the brain, most

predominantly within the basal ganglia. Symptoms develop when the

deposits accumulate, including progressive deterioration of mental

function, loss of previous motor development, spastic paralysis, and

athetosis. In addition, optic atrophy may occur. The condition is

generally considered inherited, idiopathic cases have been

identified. " But you would need a professional diagnosis to verify

this.

 

Generally, pathological calcification is a result of ageing or

disease; especially where the disease process has an inflammatory

aspect. Another red flag is the very low cholesterol. It may be an

indication of an imbalance of insulin and eicosanoids. Both are

hormones and therefore related to Water (although insulin is

directly related to the pancreas and Earth). This sort of hormonal

imbalance leads to chronic illnesses---especially if the ratio of

triglycerides to HDL is greater than 2. He may not be getting enough

protein and essential fatty acids in his diet, or adopting well to

vegetarianism if he chose it later in life (by 18 years old, the

metabolism is fairly well set). In any case, his immune system has

been repeatedly challenged by possible dietary susceptibility to

inflammation, exposure to toxins, and repeated trauma.

 

His etiology may not be due to any one thing in particular, but to

an accumulated process of exposure to farm and mining chemicals

along with trauma. You also have to examine the liver and lymph

(Wood and Earth) when considering kidney formulas in conditions like

these in order to not activate any hidden toxins.

 

In CM terms, we would have to consider kidney yang depletion (and

jing xu if there is an inherited condition), as well as depletions

of Spleen and Lung. The Earth and Metal Phases (along with Water to

back them up) approximate the immune system as described in WM.'s recommendation about blood stasis is appropriate due to his

history of injuries. You should see choppiness in his Right Proximal

fu pulse position (SJ often relates to brain) due to the calcium

build up---perhaps even a stony pulse---along with various other

indicators in other rpositons.

 

Along with your other mentioned choices, you should consider doing

moxa on CV4 (Guanyuan)---threadlike, 500x at one sitting.

 

Considering his exposure to heavy metals and cyanide, maybe

chelation is appropriate.

 

 

Jim Ramholz