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Tarlov cysts, also known as perineural cysts, are sacks made up of the myelin sheath (coating around spinal nerves) that are filled with spinal fluid. They are caused by a weakness in the connective tissue, causing holes in the myelin sheath that fill and drain of spinal fluid according to the pressure inside the dura of the spinal cord. They are classified as tumors because they grow but are considered benign and asymptomatic. However, some people actually have debilitating symptoms from Tarlov Disease. Usually the cysts are "incidental findings" on an MRI taken for another purpose. Doctors typically disregard them as being the cause for symptoms patients seek help for. They can cause multiple neurological problems similar to spinal cord injuries such as nerve pain, bowel and bladder dysfunction, etc. They also can erode the bone of the sacrum to the point of it disappearing or they can cause enough thinning to result in stress fractures of the sacral plate. Although this is classified as a rare disease, it is not uncommon and is suspected to be largely underdiagnosed. If you or anyone you know has persistent intractable tailbone pain or maybe some unexplained neurological type issues in the pelvis or legs, consider this as a cause. For more information: www.tarlovcystfoundation.org/TarlovCystInformation.asp
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FDA adds warning to J&J vaccine for possible link to rare neurological disorder
The Food and Drug Administration is adding a warning label to the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine following reports of 100 cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome in vaccine recipients.
Ninety-five of those cases were serious enough to require hospitalization, and one person died, the FDA said in a statement Monday. Guillain-Barré syndrome damages nerve cells and can cause muscle weakness. In rare cases, it can cause paralysis.
The cases, which are now under investigation by the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "have largely been reported about two weeks after vaccination and mostly in males, many aged 50 years and older," the CDC said in a statement.
The warning was added to provide information on the "observed increased risk" of the syndrome, the FDA said, but added that more research is needed to determine whether vaccination was the definitive cause. The agency noted that the benefits of Covid-19 vaccination clearly outweigh the risks.
The warning only applies to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, not to the Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna, both of which use a different kind of technology.
Johnson & Johnson said in a statement that the company had been in contact with the FDA "and other regulators about rare cases of the neurological disorder," adding that the number of reports are only slightly higher than the number that would normally be expected, regardless of whether an individual had been vaccinated.
"The chance of having this occur is very low," the company said.
If confirmed, the 100 cases would represent a tiny fraction — less than 0.001 percent — of the more than 12.8 million Johnson & Johnson doses that have been administered in the United States.
The CDC statement said one of its advisory committees will discuss the possible link in an upcoming meeting.
In April, administration of the Johnson & Johnson shots was paused to investigate very rare blood clots following the vaccine.
That pause has since been lifted, but many of the company's doses were left untouched and at risk of expiring.
In June, the FDA told the company to discard 60 million doses of vaccine that had been contaminated with ingredients from another vaccine at the Emergent BioSolutions plant in Baltimore.
Guillain-Barré syndrome is rare, affecting an estimated 3,000 to 6,000 people each year in the U.S, typically following a viral or bacterial infection, according to the CDC. It has also been linked to other vaccines, including certain seasonal flu vaccines and a vaccine to prevent shingles.
Most people recover fully; however, permanent nerve damage and paralysis are possible. People over age 50 are most at risk.
The FDA's warning label will be included in the fact sheets provided to vaccine recipients.
Those who have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine should contact a doctor if they develop weakness or tingling sensations, especially in the arms or legs, as well as any sudden problems walking, speaking, chewing or swallowing, the FDA said.
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US coronavirus: 'Surprising amount of death' will soon occur in these US regions from increased Covid-19 cases, expert says
As the Delta variant rapidly spreads, US hot spots have seen climbing case numbers -- and an expert warns a "surprising amount of death" from Covid-19 could soon follow.
The United States is averaging about 19,455 new cases over the past seven days, a 47% increase from the week prior, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. And a third of those, CNN medical analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner said, come from five hot spots: Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri and Nevada.
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One pharmaceutical company after another has failed in its attempt to develop a drug against Alzheimer’s. Likewise, despite decades of tries, there’s still no cure for Parkinson’s disease or even a drug that’s been shown to slow its neurodegenerative progression. Efforts to stop or reverse ALS, Huntington’s, multiple sclerosis and other neurological diseases have similarly been stymied. When it comes to medical treatment, the brain and central nervous system remain the darkest, most forbidding frontiers in the human body—and yet our knowledge of how the brain and mind actually work seems to be growing by leaps each year. How close are we to bridging this divide? How long until what we understand about the brain can help us heal it?
Deborah Brooks, Co-founder and Executive Vice Chairman, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
Elli Kaplan, Co-founder and CEO, Neurotrack
Dr. David A. Kessler, Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Bill Maris, Venture Capitalist
Dr. Olivier Oullier, Neuroscientist & Former Head, Global Strategy in Health and Health Care, World Economic Forum
Mary Varghese Presti, Executive Director, Emerging Services, athenahealth
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I've been seeing a neurologist regularly for 8 years due to migraines. Thankfully, my pregnancy has given me relief for the first time.
Thinking is an experimental dealing with small quantities of energy, just as a general moves miniature figures over a map before setting his troops in action.
- Sigmund Freud, neurologist, founder of psychoanalysis (6 May 1856-1939)
Dr. Steven Novella is the Director of General Neurology at Yale University School of Medicine, President of the New England Skeptic’s Society, host of The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe, and is a contributing editor for Quackwatch, a blog that uncovers unethical medical practices.
Arlene Wilkie, Chief Executive of the Neurological Alliance, with Sue Thomas at our Neurology Awareness Day on 20 October 2011