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Diagnosis of autoimmune diseases is simple. These diseases present
with complaints of fatigue, tiredness, weakness, pain, stress, anger
which often comes in cycles (remits and relapses) or (waxes and
wanes). If your disease comes in cycles which are days, weeks,
months apart then you have a autoimmune disease process. The
autoimmune diseases are associated with a elevated SED
rate or ESR. (Sed Rate is a simple blood test which measures
inflammation). C-reactive protein (CRP) is blood test used to
measure inflammation & is elevated in autoimmune diseases. Sed
rate (ESR) is a simple test and some people have done it at
home.
Fibromyalgia is easy to diagnose
it present with pain only on the left side of the body and in a
similar way early Parkinson will only affect the left side of the
body. All diseases are immune mediated.
The human body is the most sensitive machine . Don't depend on
diagnostic tests. Most diseases do not show up on the tests. Feel
with your fingers and feel the pain, if the patient has a headache
then feel the scalp and if the scalp is tender then two things
should come to mind either it is a vasculitis like Temporal
arteritis or it is a case of Myofacial pain/
Fibromyalgia.
CIDP, patients present with a history of weakness, numbness,
pain and difficulty in walking. Some patients may have a sudden
onset of back pain or neck pain radiating down the extremities. This
pain is usually diagnosed as radicular pain (radiating pain or going
down the leg). The symptoms of CIDP are usually progressive and may
come and go. The patients have difficulty climbing stairs and use
their hands to pull themselves upstairs (Diagnostic).
On examination the patients may have weakness in hips and
shoulders, loss of deep tendon reflexes (rarely increased or
normal). There may be atrophy (shrinkage) of muscles,
fasciculation's (twitching) and loss of sensation in the feet and
hands.
Some patients present with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease ) like
clinical picture. Who have MMF (Multi-Focal Motor neuropathy. As
these patients have no sensory loss, but just weakness. These
conditions are fully reversible.
The patients may present with a single cranial nerve or
peripheral nerve dysfunction. For example, double vision, loss of
hearing, ringing in the ear, face dropping on one side, hoarseness,
facial pain. They can have weak hand grip, numbness in the hands or
feet. Pain in the neck or back .
They may present with abdominal pains, fainting spells while
standing up. Burning pain in extremities. Once you have the
diagnosis you need to proceed to treatment which can be herbal
homeopathic, allopathic or spiritual.
Laboratory findings
for CIDP or Polyneuropathy
The major laboratory tests for CIDP are electrophysiologic
studies, CSF examination, and nerve biopsy.
Electrophysiological Tests consist of two parts. EMG or
Electro-Myo-Graphy & NCV or Nerve-conduction-Velocity
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In epilepsy the attacks occur in cycles and thus
epilepsy is showing its character of an autoimmune disease. Epilepsy is easily
reversible if treated as an autoimmune diusease.
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