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nerve damage

  1. pattismith

    weakness of the collagen surrounding peripheral nerves in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)

    @Hip maybe we should get a special attention at the collagen tissus surrounding the nervous system…(not only the ligaments and dura) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ajmg.c.31549 Neurological and spinal manifestations of the Ehlers–Danlos syndromes Fraser C. Henderson Sr...
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    Have you been diagnosed with Idiopathic Polyneuropathy?

    Hello. I've had ME/CFS for 33 years and from the beginning I had vibrating sensations in my legs that were always more pronounced when overly tired. For the past 7-8 years my feet have became numb and have the odd sensation of feeling like I've got plastic wrapped tightly around them...