"L'Hermitte's sign describes electrical buzzing sensations in the limbs and body brought on by movement of the neck. These sensations are known as paraesthesia and include tingling, buzzing, electrical shocks, partial numbness and sharp pains. L'Hermitte's is most often triggered by lowering the head so that the chin touches the chest. The sensations usually only last for a second or two. It has been called the "barber shop" symptom because it is often evoked when the hairdresser asks you to lower your head when he or she shaves the back of your neck.
L'Hermitte's is associated with a number of conditions including arthritis, cervical spondylosis, disc compression, pernicious anaemia, tumours and multiple sclerosis. In many cases, the cause cannot be found.
Because the cervical spinal cord is a frequent target for multiple sclerosis it is a very common symptom of MS. Aproximately two thirds of people with multiple sclerosis experience L'Hermitte's symptom at some point during the course of their disease.
In MS, L'Hermitte's is an indicator of lesions in the cervical spine (the part of spine in the neck). Movement of the neck causes the damaged nerves (the demyelinated neurons) to be stretched and send erroneous signals. The symptoms can occur anywhere below the neck and many people with MS find that it moves around their body from one day to the next".
From: Jill Z <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; tmic-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 2:21:12 PM
Subject: [TMIC] Vibrations
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
KRISSY AND NEDA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!EXACTLY WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHEN YOU SAY VIBRATIONS? IS IT LIKE YOUR BODY SHAKES ? COULD IT BE SPASTICITY LIKE A JERKING MOVEMENT.I TAKE 900 MGS OF NEURONTIN ALSO. I TAKE IT 300 MGS 3 TIMES A DAY THAT HELPS ME THAN ALL AT ONE TIME, BUT WE ALL ARE DIFFERENT.LYRICA IS THE NEW DRUG LIKE CYMBALTA FOR NEUROPATHIC PAIN AND DIABETES OR DEPRESSION. WELL I HAD A BAD REACTION FROM THAT DRUG.I AM TRYING TO DECIDE IF I WANT TO TRY LYRICA. I HAVE A BOTTLE OF SAMPLES HERE BUT MY DOC AND I WILL DISCUSS ON MY NEXT VISIT ON THE 5 TH OF SEPT.NEDA I THINK IT WAS YOU WHO SAID WEATHER SOMETIMES MAKES IT WORSE LIKE RAIN? I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE WEATHER MAKING MINE WORSE.LYRICA IS A DUG LIKE NEURONTIN GENERIC IS GABATIN. ALOT OF PEOPLE SAY IT REALLY HELPS. MY DOC TOLD ME IT HAS LESS SIDE EFFECTS THAN NEURONTIN. THE ONLY SIDE EFFECT FROM NEURONTIN FOR ME WAS WEIGHT GAIN WHEN ON 1600 MGS. THEN WE WENT TO 1200 NOW AT NINE. I HAVE LOST THE WEIGHT I GAINED. I DO THINK MY DOSAGE NEEDS TO BE BUMPED UP ALSO. I WILL WAIT AND SEE WHAT WE OR GOING TO DO ABOUT THE LYRICA.BEST WISHES PAM
