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).

Child Has Headaches Trouble Breathing

My 4 year old has been having trouble breathing for a month. He complains of headaches sometimes but the main symptom is his breathing .....he just keeps taking a very deep breath, then stops breathing and follows with another deep breath. He has a hard time talking because he gets short of...

by stilltrying240346 over a year ago

Migrains since I was 14 years old.

I have dealt with migraine headaches since I was 14 years old. Recently I have had some other symptoms that have scared me. I have always experiences auras with the migraines, but I have have two episodes that have been different. I have had a sudden pain in my head accompanied by double and...

by Guest over a year ago

Numbness, tingling and burning in WHOLE body

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I have had burning, numbness and tingling in my whole body for 10+ months, supposedly starting from a Complex Migraine, but should have gone away when migraine did. Well, needless to say it didnt. I have had every test known to anyone done at MGH in Boston MA and was left with the IDK syndrome!! I...

by Stacey over a year ago

bells palsy

have a question my husband recently got diagnosed with bells palsy is there a coincidence or should I be concerned two other guys at his job site got the same thing very worried if its something at his job please let me know

by paullinda241413 over a year ago

do y'all think its seizures? I was diagnosed with it

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it doesn't seem like ive got seizures but i was diagnosed with it. so i have those symptoms like some pressure in my brain and as if my head will fall on the floor. it triggers with strong oder, noise, tiredness, and etc. i always have to keep a headset on everywhere i go. they did lots of MRI's and...

by Guest1 over a year ago

life expectancy for huntington's disease

My husband's sister has a daughter who has huntington's disease. She is 11 years old and is expected to be menopausal at 16 already. We're not really in close contact with that side of the family but I was hoping someone could tell me roughly what the life expectancy is for girls with huntington's...

by Guest over a year ago

Bruised thumb on right hand - now giving me pins and needles

Somehow I bruised my thumb on Sunday and the top half turned blue. It's now 5 days later and I have pins and needles in my thumb. Is this due to my damaging a nerve or should I be worried about something more sinister?

by finnigansgirl over a year ago

Pins and needles shooting down right thumb and numbness

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Hi, About a week ago I had severe sharp wrist pain a long the tendon, which i presumed was just an overuse injury as I do a lot of sport. A few days went on and the wrist pain became less severe but I started getting pins and needles down my thumb when performing certain actions. Now the inside of...

by amypalmer22283817 over a year ago

a migrane since monday(it is now saturday)and a swollen/sore

hi there.. i am only 13 years old but i wanna find out whats wrong... ok i've been to a doctor and stuff..even got an MRI just incase i had a brain tumor, i don't. i have had a migrane for like 5 days now. my eye has gotten swollen and it hurts. ive been put on anti-biotics for a sinus infection and...

by Guest over a year ago

Dizziness, nausea, off balance

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I'm 15 and i woke up today feeling dizzy, nauseas , and off balance and that was at 6am. Then i slept some more and woke up around 11lol but still feel the same but worse. I felt as if i was going to throe up but i didnt. I was born with heart problems nd recently started feeling pressure in my...

by Guest over a year ago