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Autoimmune diagnosing problem

Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Jan 29, 2022 | Replies (223)

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@davidwhitehurstbrown

@brie87144 @brie87144
As a non-physician, I shall give you my opinion, but keep in mind that my opinion might be completely worthless or DEVASTATINGLY DANGEROUS. My first impression upon reading about your symptoms is that you might have multiple sclerosis (MS), or perhaps some syndrome that is a differential diagnosis for MS, such as acute progressive multifocal leukoencephalitis or several other syndromes.
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1146199-differential “Multiple Sclerosis Differential Diagnoses”

From Wikipedia, “A person with MS can have almost any neurological symptom or sign, with autonomic, visual, motor, and sensory problems being the most common. The specific symptoms are determined by the locations of the lesions within the nervous system, and may include loss of sensitivity or changes in sensation such as tingling, pins and needles or numbness, muscle weakness, very pronounced reflexes, muscle spasms, or difficulty in moving; difficulties with coordination and balance (ataxia); problems with speech or swallowing, visual problems (nystagmus, optic neuritis or double vision), feeling tired, acute or chronic pain, and bladder and bowel difficulties, among others.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_sclerosis#Signs_and_symptoms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helminthic_therapy
If I thought I had MS, I might be crazy enough to try the following non-FDA-approved experimental therapy:
https://autoimmunetherapies.com/candidate_diseases_for_helminthic_therapy_or_worm_therapy/multiple-sclerosis_helminthic_therapy.html

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So you are basically saying that she could be experiencing any autoimmune illness that affects the CNS and that could be MS, Lupus, Sjogren's etc. and from that she should consider jumping directly to an experimental therapy rather than establishing a diagnosis and going with proven treatments first? Your MS symptom extract from Wikipedia could be duplicated by any autoimmune disease that severely impacts the CNS. Here are a couple of links to Sjogren's manifesting as 'MS' or neurological disease:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24739412
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27110384
and Lupus
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24238696
The point is that every effort should be made to triangulate on the specific illness so treatment can be guided accordingly rather than leaping to alternatives with systemic impact.