Sensory loss is otherwise called hypoesthesia. It occurs due to nerve damage caused by injury or irritation of nerves. The other causes are diabetes, stroke, spinal cord injury, tumors, and infections. There is a partial or complete loss of sensation in the body. Sometimes it occurs with pin and needle tingling. There is a complete loss of sensation of pain, temperature, and touch. Taking steroids for nerve injury, doing exercise, and dietary changes helps a lot.
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Query: Hello doctor,My friend, who has spina bifida, underwent bladder augmentation surgery. After the surgery, he complained of a loss of sensation in the lower limbs (below the hips) immediately upon emerging from general anesthesia. Additionally, he underwent a lumbar puncture for administering epidural... Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.The duration of sensory loss in the lower limbs after spinal or epidural anesthesia depends on the type of anesthetic agent used and its dosage. If initial epidural anesthesia or analgesia was administered and subsequently general anesthesia was required, residual numbne... Read Full »
Is there a way to regain sensation, which was lost after an accident?
Query: Hi doctor, The query is regarding my friend. He met with a major accident and his lower limbs power 0/5 after accident. There is no sensation below naval and allopathy doctors have given up hopes. Request your inputs whether such cases can be supported. We have tried a lot of doctors. Now looking fo... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The sad thing about brain and spinal cord is that once damage is done, it is not possible to reverse it. Having said that, there is a lot of research going on in this field. In the west, similar patients have been benefited by braces that help relay the commands from b... Read Full »
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