Brief Answer:
Very sorry for your situation- I believe Lead Poisoning is HIGHLY LIKELY

Detailed Answer:
Good evening sir.

I am very sorry that there seems to be such disagreement among your physicians as to what exactly is going on in your case. I don't know what the specialties are that are involved, however, as a neurologist evaluating your case and simply on the basis of the MRI reports and other imaging studies that you've included I can say with virtual certainty that I cannot see any DEMYELINATING LESIONS in the brain or spinal cord that would suggest the presence of MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.

What I do believe is present is cortical atrophy. This is evidenced by widening of the spaces between the folds of the brain or the GYRI. There is also what I believe to be more widending and enlargement of the LATERAL VENTRICLES than what I would expect in a young man such as yourself. I cannot convince myself that there is any reduction in volume or size of a significant nature in the brainstem itself but I do believe that cerebral hemispheres are "shrunken" and furthermore, I did read in another colleague's answer to you that he saw lead levels in serum which were TWICE NORMAL.

This is virtually I would stop the rest of the workup and focus efforts, money, and treatments RIGHT NOW. If your resources financially are limited then, I would advise you to do what you need to do to get your blood levels of lead down immediately and figure out from where you are ingesting or getting these additional lead levels. Do you have any bluish discoloration of the gums of your teeth...a dark line running at the bottom of the lower gum first example? This is called a LEAD LINE if it exists. Also, nails have a characteristic look when lead is excessive in the diet.

My belief is that you need to be seen by a TOXICOLOGIST (Heavy Metals) to start you on a chelation program and to find the source of your lead poisoning. Virtually every symptom you mention can have as its cause, elevated LEAD LEVELS.

I do not think you need spend more time or money on looking for more things that could be wrong until THIS PROBLEM is fixed and NOW. You will find out how most everything else you mention will start to improve once the source of lead to your body is find and negated. One thing I've always understood that AYURVEDA THERAPY can produce is HEAVY METAL INTOXICATION.

I don't know for how long you have been on AYURVEDA therapy but I will tell you that it is a well known and shown risk that such therapy can cause LEAD POISONING in people who undergo such treatment. This is because the plants, herbs, and other ingredients contain very high levels of lead and as a heavy metal it cannot be processed or metabolized by the body therefore, it is not excreted.

The good news is that it can be chelated out in a cleansing process. Therefore, my strong recommendation is that you seek a doctor trained in TOXICOLOGY MEDICINE who is familiar with this sort of potential complication using AYURVEDA therapy and take their guidance in terms of discontinuing the treatments and reversing the presence of these excess levels of lead in your body.

You did not include the lead report but I am recalling this from another doctor's response to you.

Again, I see no evidence on the scans of anything that looks like MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS but I do see changes in the brain that are consistent with reduction in size and volume which could be due to a lead intoxication.

I am aware that other colleagues who thoughtfully mentioned other potential neurological disorders that could be considered in your case and these are all correct, however, with lead levels being TWICE normal...if this is true....then, I would immediately put all other concerns for a diagnosis aside and work around the clock to get the lead out of your body and STOP IT from re-entering otherwise, damage you've sustained may be permanent and result in organ shutdown in the future.

If I've satisfactorily addressed your question then, could you do me the kindest of favors by CLOSING THIS QUERY and be sure to include some fine words of feedback and a 5 STAR rating to our transaction if you feel the response has helped you? Again, many thanks for posing your question.

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Brief Answer:
Other reports reviewed

Detailed Answer:
Thank you for the link to the other reports that I did not originally receive. I have looked at your reports that were new to me in terms of laboratory and electrical results. I also reviewed the brain images. I have not changed my opinion as to what I wrote above. This paperwork merely underscores and verified the thoughts I read from a colleague.

The lead levels are nearly TWICE that of normal. I will provide this link to you to read about the numerous things that can go wrong when lead levels are in these kinds of toxic levels. If you'll look toward the end of the entire list under NEUROLOGICAL effects you will find the word PARALYSIS. The answer is your question is that YES lead poisoning can cause the changes in the electrical testing of your muscles you've described and the fact that there was signal positivity a year ago but not now makes me concerned that the toxicity has progressed and YES it can cause muscle weakness and paralysis as it progresses.

Here is the link:

http://www.lead.org.au/fs/fst7.html

Again, I repeat that the diagnosis of MS is not supported by any data you've provided. The MRI of the brain is potentially consistent of the FLAIR sequences for loss of some cortical volume but that is not necessarily as accurate as I would like it to be since I have nothing to compare to...merely an impression.

However, there is no question that your lead levels are very high and need to be brought down right away. You are risking permanent damage to the kidneys and other organ systems...virtually all organ systems. I would highly recommend seeing a doctor familiar with heavy metal poisoning and to be treated from their perspective. As I said yesterday Ayurveda therapy is well known to cause heavy metal poisoning and for this reason I do not recommend continuing with such treatments. I cannot say for sure that the intoxication is from your treatment since this would depend upon how long you've taking this treatment, the ingredients of the treatment, the lead content of each ingredient, etc. However, I would as a primary measure stop that form of therapy immediately and get scheduled for CHELATION therapy.

I might also get others in the household tested for heavy metals and lead levels, especially children since if the source is something other than the treatment you are on then, this means that others are exposed to the heavy metals and they may be on the way to similar complications and problems if not caught in time.

If I've satisfactorily addressed your question then, could you do me the kindest of favors by CLOSING THIS QUERY and be sure to include some fine words of feedback and a 5 STAR rating to our transaction if you feel the response has helped you? Again, many thanks for posing your question.

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