yndromes Associated with Silicone Breast Implants: A Clinical Study and Review for beth

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Thanks for the article! If I can get into see a neurologist, what

do I tell him? How much should I say or not say about the implants?

Thanks!

Beth

> Beth and girls, here is some more info I found on neuropathy and

ms like conditions from women with implants. It also lists different

treatments you may be interested in doing if not the holistic way. I

hope Beth, you find this helpful, and may even print and bring into

your doctors to test for these different markers. Love

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> In addition to implant removal, there are other treatments that

might be necessary, in particular in patients with polyurethane

breast implants, implant rupture and patients with anti-GM1

antibodies and progressive muscular weakness and neuropathy. The use

of a cytokine suppressant (bromocriptine) may be used for the

symptomatic patient. Consideration should be given to intravenous

infusions of gamma-globulin [99, 100]. Many patients, particularly

those with a polyneuropathy, benefit from this therapy and usually

the symptoms, such as fatigue, weakness, rashes, myalgia, arthralgia

and joint stiffness, will improve faster than others, such as memory

disturbances, cerebral vasculitis and central nervous system

demyelinating disease. Treatment with plaquenil can also be

considered, usually 400 mg daily at bedtime. Some patients may

benefit from oral prednisone therapy; however, many patients do not

accept it because of the Cushing-like side-effects. Methotrexate

once a week may benefit some patients. Plasma exchange treatments or

bolus therapy with intravenous steroids (methyl-prednisolone 500 mg

daily for 5 days) should be considered in patients with a rapidly

progressive neurological disease, in particular MS-like syndrome,

who require immediate medical intervention. A minority of patients,

particularly those with a high titer of anti-GMI progressive

neurological disease (motor neuron disease type) and failure to

respond to any other form of therapy, may need oral or intravenous

cytoxan treatment in an effort to bring the rapidly progressing

disease course under control and stabilization [101].

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> CONCLUSIONS

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> Silicone breast implantation appears to be associated, in some

patients at least, with both local and systemic disease syndrome(s).

By far the most common is the development of an autoimmune

peripheral neuropathy (axonal and demyelinating) associated with a

myriad of generalized symptoms. A discussion of the medical

conditions that appear after a variable interval and progress to a

debilitating illness has been made. In addition, several modes of

therapy for this condition have been presented for the practitioner

treating these conditions.

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