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Agent Orange and Neurological Disorders
Brain & Nervous System | Last Active: Apr 21 9:39am | Replies (136)Comment receiving replies
I've read that Chiari Malformation could be the result of my dad being a Veteran and exposed to agent orange and lots of other chemicals, then when he came home could have passed this horrible brain disorder on to me.. has any one else heard the same?
Plus he has Dx of agent orange, seizes, neuropathy in all extremities, chronic headaches sleep apnea and others
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Hello @ajgray, Thanks for your post about Chiari Malformation. If you look through the discussions under this category of "Agent Orange and Neurological Problems" (going back to page 1) you will see a lot of links to websites that discuss the different health issues thought to be related to Agent Orange. Several people have posted information that might be helpful to you.
This is interesting. My husband, Vietnam vet, in addition to the AO related heart disease, and in addition to early onset dementia, which I believe to be AO related, also has seizures, chronic headache, and sleep apnea.
Macbeth
@macbeth That certainly represents a lot of illnesses. How difficult for you.
Thank u, he also has sleep apnea
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Hello @ajgray, I'm not familiar with Chiari Malformation or the causes. Mayo Clinic has a lot of information on the condition - http://mayocl.in/2gtWiOw. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes also has a lot of information on the condition - http://bit.ly/1KR0kIR.
Hopefully someone else will join in the discussion and can offer more help.
John