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Q: How can I Diagnose an Inability to Stand on my Feet?

asked by: DoctorQuestion on February 2nd, 2006

i have had conversion disorder since dec 2002 i have ben to many dr. for this but when i go see my mentel health dr. he says is not conversion disorder and when i see someone for my feet the say its nerve damage and when i go see a noroligest they say it conversion disorder. I have sean about 6 neroligist 9 special list on my feet and 7 mentel health dr and ben the same thing over and over. I just lost my job because i can barly stand or walk anymore and have devolped seizures from falling a lot. Both of my feet are tuned side ways the only toe that will touch the ground is my pinky toe. I don understand what i can do to help me get better befor anything els get broke on me.

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on February 20th, 2006

General Q&A Answer A353

You have been to many specialists but I will need to know what examinations were completed. For example, did any of your neurologists order an EEG and EMG to confirm/exclude seizures (epilepsy) or nerve damage to the leg? Did your orthopedists take an X-ray image of your feet and vertebral column? You can try to ask a neurologist, orthopedist, and possibly a psychiatrist to be in the same place simultaneously to examine you together.

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