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- From: geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks)
- Newsgroups: sci.med
- Subject: Re: Meige Syndrome (sp?) ??
- Message-ID: <17922@pitt.UUCP>
- Date: 28 Dec 92 01:28:42 GMT
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- In article <3392@ncr-mpd.FtCollinsCO.NCR.COM> sdavis@khan.ColoSpgs.NCR.COM (Susan Davis) writes:
- >
- >Then, in 1990, she had some mild cold symptoms over a weekend. While
- >my grandfather was driving her to a doctors appt., she slumped over in
- >the car. He drove to the nearest hospital (5 min) and she was resucitated.
- >She remained in a coma for about 1 week. She lived a few days after
- >being taken off the ventilator and then died. She was 69. One thought
- >was that the syndrome had spread into her neck/thoat and caused a spasm
- >that cut off her oxygen. Maybe it was unrelated?
- >
- Very rare, and unprecedented as far as I know without some previous
- episodes not severe enough to be noticed. What did the autopsy show?
- Likely she had a heart attack.
-
- >There is some evidence that this may be hereditary. I am the only female
- >descendent of hers (so far). It is thought (in retrospect) that her mother
- >may have had some of the symptoms she had. I would really like to find
- >out more about this because it may someday affect me. I am concerned that
-
- Unless your parent gets it, I wouldn't worry. Most cases I've seen have
- no family history.
-
- >the general anethesia she had during her surgery (to remove an 8lb overy)
- >may have triggered the onset of this. General anethesia really scares me.
-
- No. Anesthesia has nothing to do with it. It was merely coincidence
- that she got it soon after the surgery. Most patients with Meige
- have no such experience with surgery or anesthesia prior to onset.
-
- >Also, she sufferred from migraines and I also suffer from them. Hers
-
- This is a completely separate and very hereditary disease (Migraine, that is).
- Not related to Meige.
-
- >however were triggered monthly with her period and lasted for a few days
- >and included vomitting. Mine seem to be random coming up to 1/week to
- >going several months without one and they are characterized by visual
- >disturbances in one field (auras) and numbness on one side. I often have
- >speech and hearing affected (depending on which hemisphere is affected). I
- >have only had nausea a few times. Is there a connection between migraine
- >and this other neurological disorder??
-
- No, but you may wish to see a neurologist to help you control your migraine
- as well as answering these questions.
-
-
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