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).

I am always sleepy

It doesn't take much for me to get tired, actually ppl say that I might have a disorder all it takes is for someone to say Im tired or I could use some sleep, and then I am tired. I start to yawn and then I get so tired that I could go home and sleep. I love sleep, sleep is good but could I have a...

by Guest over a year ago

Recovery time for a tumor removed from spinal cord

I had a tumor removed from my spinal cord in February 2013. It was about the size of a ping pong ball and located close to my brain stem. My surgery lasted about 2 hrs and I was in the hospital from Tuesday to Saturday. I had to go thru 6 weeks of physical therapy and returned to work in 8 weeks. My...

by Whitehouse87 over a year ago

twitching in my right thumb!

hi this is my first post and i am new to these boards. i am currwently experianceing tiwtching in my right thumb. i am very scared this could be parkisions. i am 12 years old and very conserned, also could this be distonia becasue it runs in my family. or maybe is this normal and im 2 young to get...

by roman95516806 over a year ago

side effects from having brain surgery

Answered by a doctor

my daughter was 10 when she was diagnossed with having a 2 cm penial cyst she had it removed. She is 14 years old now her attitude has changed shes been really rude to others not doin good in school very emotional all the time its like shes a diffrent kid she went from straight a 's to failing im...

by twallace over a year ago

PET scan shows brain stem/ spinal cord meningocele - treatment options?

Patient is a 26 year old white female. Up until April 2008, she was asymptomatic and in general good health. Symptoms include sudden, prolonged (since April 2008) muscle weakness and pain, headaches, low stamina. Walking short distance or sitting upright for short periods is exhausting....

by upstateNY85598 over a year ago

why can't i turn my head?

i don't think i have done an injury to myself as i have been like this for years, but i am not able to turn my head full to either side! it hurts!! occasionally i get tender collar bones especially on the right and often suffer with neck pain, i have never been to the gp about it, as it just doesn't...

by xpiumax over a year ago

Vp Shunt/programable allegric reaction

Hello my name is Jeana in 08/10 I had a shunt put in my brian then 8 months later had a programable shunt put in my whole right side of my head is itching all the time does anyone know if you can have a reaction to the shunt? any help would be great thank you

by Guest over a year ago

What is good for your general health is good for your brain

Going through and analyzing some major studies performed in Europe and North America on cognitive and emotional health of the elderly people, scientists have come to some new conclusions. It appears that factors like high blood pressure, diabetes and exercise habits were not only indicators of...

by Jannie3486 over a year ago

6 months of leg pain.

Answered by a doctor

Hi, about 6 months ago I suffered pain all along my leg right to the big toe like a thread being past through it, I was wondering since it was the only symptom, could the pain have been from a nerve or more likely psychological, I ask this because it subsided on its own.

by Guest over a year ago