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influence of plasma corticoid. Low plasma Cortef, which is required to blunt the
inflammatory procedure and so influence the inflammatory component of NeP is
associated with central fatty acid deficiencies.
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Case Series
We now present a case series of NeP patients who improved with the use of omega-3
oily acid supplements. This case series is the first ever published on using omega-3 fatty
acid supplements in the treatment of NeP. Additionally, updated criteria in diagnosis such
as the DN4 and Pain Find Questionnaires (PDQ) are used.
Patient 1: C7 Radiculopathy
A 53 year old left-handed police officer was seen for right-sided cervical radiculopathy.
He’d developed cervix symptoms in 2004. His symptoms worsened to the point where
by December of 2005 he could none longer play hockey and had sleeping problems. MRI
results showed evidence of a C6/C7 right lateral disc herniation compressing the right C7
nerve root next to spinal stenosis and muti-level degenerative disc disease. Past medical
history included anxiety/panic attacks, depression, gout, vasectomy.
Previous treatments included: physiotherapy; naproxen and other nonsteroidal anti-
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