cure for lumbosacral nerve clumping ?

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Does lumbosacral clumping of nerves roots cause paralysis? If so how long does it take?

Answer 1

Arachnoiditis: Clumping of nerves in the lower spine is usually due to scarring known as arachnoiditis. Often there are no symptoms. If there are symptoms they can be treated with meds, but the control of pain is unpredictable. Surgery (or procedures to release scar tissue) have not been proven to be of any help.

Answer 2

Nerves of the body: The nerves of the human body compose the nervous system. All the nerves are peripheral nerves that are responsible for carrying electro-chemicall messges to and from the brain and spinal cord called the central nervous system.

Answer 3

Central & peripheral: That is a big question. When you talk about nerves generically, you could be referring to the neurons or nerves of the brain and spine-ie. The central nervous system. These connect with the peripheral nerves that travel out of the spinal cord and travel to the limbs and innervate the muscles. These are the named nerves like the median, ulnar, or sciatic. These have both motor and sensory component.

Answer 4

Yes: The duration and severity of hyperglycemic episodes are major risk factors for the development of diabetic neuropathy. The process for this is not entirely well understood likely because there are multiple effects of high blood sugar on disrupting nerve cell function and tipping the balance from cell repair to nerve cell death.

Answer 5

Yes: Hyperglycemia means the sugar is elevated in the blood stream and is not available to the target tissues. Glucose dependent target tissues include nerves. Controlling blood sugar actually means getting the sugar out of your blood into the cells so that energy/fuel is available to these cells, including neurons. Chronic hyperglycemia damages blood vessels to the nerves - neuropathy.

Answer 6

Depending on level: Critical elevation of blood sugar, such as ketoacidosis could be life threatening, and can affect brain function diffusely including coma. Peripheral nerve function should reverse readily once control occurs. Chronic type 2 diabetes without tight control has high potential for neuropathy.

Answer 7

The "Big" Nerve: Longstanding hyperglygemia can of course affect peripheral nerve function -- neuropathy is a well-known, chronic complication of diabetes. Acute hyperglycemia could easily affect the "big nerve" in your body -- your brain. Altered consciousness, from confusion all the way to coma, can result. Hoping you and your doctor are working on your blood sugar control so that this doesn't happen.

Answer 8

Acoustic nerve: Acoustic nerve which is the 8th cranial nerve is the cranial nerve responsible for hearing, originates from the inner ear and runs in the brain stem up to the cerebral cortex in the temporal lobe.

Answer 9

Cranial nerves: The vestibulocochlear nerve (auditory vestibular nerve) is the eighth of twelve cranial nerves, and is responsible for transmitting sound and equilibrium (balance) information from the inner ear to the brain.

Answer 10

Weakness, pain: Usually when the disk presses on a nerve root causing either significant pain -sciatica, or weakness in the leg.

Answer 11

When a 10 percenter: Only 10% of disc herniations require surgery. 1% have an emergency situation when involving bowel/ bladder control or there is a progressive weakness in a major muscle group. Otherwise, if after 12 weeks of nonop care, your symptoms of pain do not improve & the symptoms are severe enough, then surgery should be considered.90% of disc herniations get better without surgery with time the best care.

Answer 12

Surgery: If you have completed a proper work-up and have failed a reasonable period of conservative care ( at least 6-8 weeks ) and you are in significant pain that prevents you from doing your normal activities, then surgery is an option to discuss with your doctor. Check out spine-health.Com.

Answer 13

A thorough: History and physical will be performed and a plan will be crafted suited to your needs and desires. The plan will be discussed with you and your questions answered prior to the beginning of the anesthetic.

Answer 14

Keep you alive: Essentially the anesthesiologist job is to keep you alive during surgery. We monitor you vital signs and treat any abnormalities that occur due to the surgery or medications. Each anesthesiologist will see their patients the morning of surgery and plan the care of their patients. I hope that this helps.

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