Nervous System Disorders and Diseases

Ask questions and share information about nervous system disorders and diseases here. Talk about vascular disorders (stroke, transient ischemic attack or TIA, subarachnoid hemorrhage, subdural hemorrhage and hematoma, and extradural hemorrhage), infections (meningitis, encephalitis, polio, and epidural abscess), functional disorders ( headache, epilepsy, dizziness, and neuralgia), structural disorders (Bell's palsy, cervical spondylosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, brain or spinal cord tumors, peripheral neuropathy, and Guillain-Barre syndrome) and degeneration (Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Huntington's chorea, and Alzheimer's disease).

Headaches and tiredness

I get really bad headaches, there isn't a day when I don't get them, I've had them so bad I throw up blood, when they are bad I cant talk to anybody, or think or concentrate. on a scale of 1-10 the pain is 10! no tablets helps the pain, only time. I don't have the energy to do anything, I'm always...

by UNhappy over a year ago

Ankle and foot edema

Answered by a doctor

The last two days I have noticed I have significant swelling of my ankles and feet. It is not pitting edema. I have a severe back injury so I spend a lot of time sitting. I have been taking Trammadol and Flexaril for several weeks and wonder if this could be a side effect?

by Vikihoover239334 over a year ago

warm feeling on feet and legs.Burning sensation

Answered by a doctor

i have over past couple of months experienced burning on the front of my feet running halfway up both shins and behind my right leg,feels like its starting to work its way up my right leg front and back.not always there but becoming more noticeable.i am 47 years old and keep myself fit height 6ft...

by gazzap over a year ago

head/brain pains for 2 months, what is the deal?

For the past 2 months, i've been having difficulties. It started with this numbness at the back of my head/brain, then moved on to pressure on different spots on and off. Now it's like either a constant headache, or a heavy head, or the pressure thing, it's different every day. I feel sometimes like...

by headhurts over a year ago

New Epilepsy Drug Helps Reduce Seizure Frequency

Retigabine is a new epilepsy drug that works by opening potassium channel, a new method of action that has been found to be safe and effective. It is developed for people with partial-onset seizures who did not manage to fully control their seizures with other drugs. The drug study involved 399...

by Markos over a year ago

giallian berre remedies

what type of therapy should be used for giallian berre in order to recover. i was diagnosed with it june 2006. i was in a wheelchair for about one year. have started going to the gym to work on muscle strength . i am now able to use a walkerdue to my strength coming back. does take a long time to...

by bcasco128855 over a year ago

Baclofen Pump test - no benefit

I have a rare neurologic disorder in which spasticity is the major symptom. It has progressed to the point of requiring me to use a power chair. My neurologist strongly recommended having a Baclofen Pump implanted. But after all the hype and months of waiting, the lumbar puncture test to assess my...

by joelee64429 over a year ago

I was diagnosed with Chiari Malformation

I am 27 and last year I was diagnosed with Chiari Malformation. I have 7 mm herniation and a lot of symptoms. I am having a lot of problems lately. Stupidness, vision problems, ringing in my ear, weakness on the right side of my body. But the most distrubing thing is that atleast once a week I find...

by jessijune over a year ago

Autosomal Dominant Cerebellar Ataxia and double recessive parent genes

I know that Autosomal Dominant Cerebellar Ataxia is not always hereditary and can appear seemingly out of nowhere as well. However, how likely is it that double recessibe parent genes will result in a child that will have Autosomal Dominant Cerebellar Ataxia? Is that a 100 per cent clear? If not,...

by raffaello1913202826 over a year ago

Illness problems with glandular fever.

Hey everyone, i was hoping that someone might be able to help me. Im in my mid 20's and when i was about 14 i got glandular fever which re-occured 7 times in the following 6 years (i know!). since then it has not rematerialised thanks god!. Although 2 years ago i got pericarditus (Viral infection...

by GraMoore104684 over a year ago