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The electrodes attached to M's brain may affect his speech.
The electrodes attached to M's brain may affect his speech.
It does have… one of the main side effects, I’m not sure if it’s a side effect or just an effect of the condition on my speech. There’s a fine balance between, the dystonia taking its toll on the speech and the effect of certain electrodes. Each electrode has four contacts in it, and you take actually take each one of those four contacts, and there are many tricks you can play with. And it depends on which contact you activate, it could potentially have an effect on the speech area of the brain. As we all know the brain’s not divided, it’s not clear cut which part does what. It’s all sort of interrelated, and so we know that by sending a very strong signal it would have a better effect on my speech. If you turn the screw too low it would allow the dystonia to come back so it’s a fine balance, it’s a really delicate job finding the right compromise between not having too much of an effect. This side effect of the operation and the dystonia, both take effect on, on my speech.
Harriet said if she had known how fast her hair would fall out she would have had it cut short straight away.
Harriet said if she had known how fast her hair would fall out she would have had it cut short straight away.
The antibiotics Stewart took during chemotherapy turned his skin yellow.
The antibiotics Stewart took during chemotherapy turned his skin yellow.
Simone was sick the evening of her chemotherapy treatment and during the following few days she felt groggy. She was encouraged by the comments her friend made about her wig.
Simone was sick the evening of her chemotherapy treatment and during the following few days she felt groggy. She was encouraged by the comments her friend made about her wig.
Harriet experiences fatigue, diarrhoea and numbness in her feet and hands after chemotherapy. She is doing cold cap treatment now so that she still keeps her hair.
Harriet experiences fatigue, diarrhoea and numbness in her feet and hands after chemotherapy. She is doing cold cap treatment now so that she still keeps her hair.
Harriet has to wear compression stockings to manage the lymphodema in her right leg.
Harriet has to wear compression stockings to manage the lymphodema in her right leg.
Sheila developed carpal tunnel syndrome in both her hands after having chemotherapy to treat her breast cancer. An operation significantly improved it.
Sheila developed carpal tunnel syndrome in both her hands after having chemotherapy to treat her breast cancer. An operation significantly improved it.
Goldie was shown how to do exercises for twenty minutes a day to help control her lymphodema.
Goldie was shown how to do exercises for twenty minutes a day to help control her lymphodema.
Hinda had pain in her knees and fingers when taking Pentasa to treat her Crohn's disease. After switching to Salazopirine the pain reduced.
Hinda had pain in her knees and fingers when taking Pentasa to treat her Crohn's disease. After switching to Salazopirine the pain reduced.
It’s not, no, I still get it, but not as bad. My knees, my knees in particular, but they’re not as bad as it was. It was very bad. Last year, I mean, I got to the stage where I couldn’t walk up down stairs. It was really bad. And that’s when he said to me, “Look, I’ll take you off these and see how it goes.” Okay. Sometimes, you know, when I’ve having a bad bout, I would know straight away, that I can feel knees starting. But then I kind of hope maybe it’s from my legs.
Miglustat to treat Gaucher disease interacted with Gary's diabetes and affected his sugar levels.
Miglustat to treat Gaucher disease interacted with Gary's diabetes and affected his sugar levels.
M had taken many different drugs over the twenty years since he was diagnosed with Torsion Dystonia and had experienced drowsiness and feeling weak for many years.
Last reviewed September 2015.
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