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yoki New Poster Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 19 houston, USA, usa, 293, 288, TX, Texas Gender:	Since I have MM, will my children have MM? Jan 31^st, 2005 at 6:25pm I wanted to know since I have MM do I have to worry about my children having MM and what do I look for? I have a 3year old son and an 13 year old daughter.
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Rena Senior Poster Offline Hi, My son Tyler was diagnosed with MM in 2003 Posts: 467 , Colorado, USA Gender:	Re: Since I have MM, will my children have MM? Reply #1 - Jan 31^st, 2005 at 9:20pm As research shows, the doctors are still unsure if it is hereditary (sp?). So unfortunately, all you can do is watch for symptoms and get them tested if it is supected.
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Re: Since I have MM, will my children have MM?
Reply #2 - Jan 31^st, 2005 at 9:47pm

Dear Yoki, I asked the same thing a couple of months ago when I found this site!! Someone posted that there's between 7-10% chance of mm being hereditary so, even tho it's small, it's still there. Just being aware & totallly informed of the symptoms (like tia's, numbness, headaches, etc.) will help you tremendously. Don't scare your kids with it but if you do notice symptoms, at least now you know how to handle it!! This site is wonderful for finding out whatever questions you have...good luck!

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Reply #3 - Feb 1^st, 2005 at 12:14pm

Yoki,

That is a very good question, my mother has MM and has recently had surgeries on both sides of her head and is doing well. She had a stroke (both her parents died of strokes, not sure if connected to MM),I asked if I should be worried and since nobody is certain, I got an MRI. My regular/local Dr. was happy to refer me for it so insurance covered it. Thankfully it came back normal (I'm 25) but was going to send an email to Dr. Steinberg at Stanford to ask him how often he feels I should be checked through my life. Maybe you can ask a neurosurgeon to help you with a "plan" for your kids to be checked?
Best of luck!
Connie

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