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What Causes Persistent Convulsive Muscle Spasms?
HI MY NAME IS ANN, MY DAUGHTER HAS HAD TOO MANY OPERATIONS TO MENTION, BUT NOW SHE IS EXPERIENCING CONVULSIVE MUSCLE SPASMS, PARTICULARLY AFTER SURGERY, BUT THEY STILL ARE NOW REMAINING WITH HER, SHE IS ON LARGE DOSES OF GABAPENTINE FOR PAIN, SHE IS ALSO A DIABETIC, ONE OF THE RARE ONES WHOS BODY DESTROYS INSULIN , JODIE IS HOME WITH IV INSULIN , AFTER MANY YEARS AND A TRANSPLANT DONOR (lost after 11 days) AND NOW WE JUST TAKE EACH DAY AT A TIME
Mon, 6 Apr 2015
Dear Madam. The problem your daughter faces is likely to be autoimmune disorder. The spasm could be due to some UMN lesion or involvement. In her stage managing on drugs is the only alternative.
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