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).

natural cure mono

Are there any other people in the same boat as me? I think that I have mono, though I have not received any kind of diagnosis yet but I think that I will make an appointment to see a doctor very soon. I would like to know something about natural cures for mono before I go there. Answers are...

by angelo1540151273 over a year ago

Neuropathic pain treatment

Hi, Way back 2009, my mother in law was diagnosed as neuropathic pain as said by the doctor who consulted her. She feels that her left face has kept on moving and she feels pain so much. Starting at the side of her eye til down the gums and tongue. S if something's in there like someones pointing...

by ayeisha over a year ago

persistent “woozy” feeling or fogginess in my head

Hi, I’ve been struggling with a chronic head condition since 2007 and it’s really taken its toll on me. Most hours of the day I suffer from this persistent “woozy” feeling or fogginess in my head. In some cases I also experience dizziness or vertigo. This issue is often times accompanied by...

by GadgetGuy over a year ago

Bells Palsey for children aged 13

my cousin just got told that she has bells palsey and she does not know whats happening i dont know?? Her mouth has start to go to one side but her eyes and everything else is fine the doctor dint say much to her and she is 13 and we are very close and we are both very scared! plz help!

by Guest over a year ago

Tingling sensation, numbness etc feelings on left side of body

Answered by a doctor

I'm 29 years old. Just had a baby boy. Anyways here is my story I started to having coolness feeling on left side of my abdomen. I did MRI result came normal. This was giving me lot stress and I started to experienced to have flutter feelings, warm in palm and feet on left side of my body. Last week...

by Guest over a year ago

Diabetic neuropathy

I was recently diagnosed with Type II diabetes based on blood test of 126 for Glucose, 251 Tri, and 238 CHL, 100 pounds overweight, and many of the symptoms for Hyper and Hypo. I was in pre-diabetes range on and off for about 10 years based on one physical per year. Considering my obese condition,...

by morellwj3 over a year ago

my daughter condition

My daughter was in a car accident in Oct 20, 2008. She was a passanger, in a grand pre 2001, they hit a tree head on. It was a very serious accident. Since then she has had a mri and many doctors appt and rehab. Her left hip swells up and goes numb and she has terrific pain in this area. Each...

by crazymonkeytattos over a year ago

Dr.s are stumped

I was hoping someone could shed some light on this. My friend's 16 year old daughter passed out when her tonsils swole shut and she couldn't breath. she is currently in the hospital and they are running all type of tests on her and she is getting worse. She is complaining of abdomen pain (sore to...

by summer_rain over a year ago

Variations In DNA Repair Gene Is Associated With Brain Tumor Risk

Researchers found interesting fact that certain variation in DNA repair gene is associated with an increased risk of developing meningioma which is a type of brain cancer. It was found during a research that meningioma patients relatives have an increased risk of developing cancer but it was also...

by Natalia3856 over a year ago

Extreme Lightheadedness whilst lying down.

Answered by a doctor

The other month while lying down I suddenly felt as though all the blood was draining from my head. I really thought I was going to die. This lasted for about 2minutes maybe less. Then everything started to return to normal. (The only other symptom I felt before the incident was that I felt very...

by tony over a year ago