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Suggest Treatment For Painful Cerebellar Ataxia With Neuropathy
My sister who is 69 years old has been diagnosed by an ER doctor with Cerebellum Neuropathy. She has seen many, many specialists over the past six years and no one has been able to diagnose or help her. She is in constant severe pain and is about to give up. Is there a treatment center or who should she see for help with this? Thanks
Wed, 9 Jan 2019
Hello,
Cannot say in her particular case especially because cerebellum ataxia is quite variable in what it produces, but it seems like they found the diagnosis.
In this disorder part of the brain goes away. That is not going to be fixable. There's a lot of nerve pain drugs such as lyrica, gabapentin, that work on the chemicals in the cerebellum.
There's Cymbalta which is a bit of a long shot. There is anti-epileptics that damp down all brain activity starting with the most excited and annoying parts of the brain and spine.
These probably were tried. Removal of a small part of the brain is an extreme option that is not always available.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Matt Wachsman, Addiction Medicine Specialist
Cannot say in her particular case especially because cerebellum ataxia is quite variable in what it produces, but it seems like they found the diagnosis.
In this disorder part of the brain goes away. That is not going to be fixable. There's a lot of nerve pain drugs such as lyrica, gabapentin, that work on the chemicals in the cerebellum.
There's Cymbalta which is a bit of a long shot. There is anti-epileptics that damp down all brain activity starting with the most excited and annoying parts of the brain and spine.
These probably were tried. Removal of a small part of the brain is an extreme option that is not always available.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Matt Wachsman, Addiction Medicine Specialist
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