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Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery Podcast

Case #29: Cienna

Nov 25, 2025 · 41 min · Season 4 · Episode 4 · 39.6 MB
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For as long as Cienna Ditri can remember, she has had random bouts of “heavy legs”and loss of vision. As she got older - that sensation grew into episodes in which she could not move altogether. Cienna was passing out multiple times a day and frequently losing vision. After a slew of misdiagnoses - she was unsure she would ever understand the cause…until one doctor found the needle in the haystack.

 

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You can learn more about Periodic Paralysis at periodicparalysis.org

You can follow Cienna at @chronicallyperservering on instagram, tiktok, facebook, and youtube.

You can find Cienna’s substack “In Rare Form” at chronicallypersevering.substack.com

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