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 can\'t sleep

i cant sleep at night i fall asleep around 4 in the morning then have to wake up at 6:30 my hair is always dried out and i gain massive amounts of weight in two days but my outer appearance still looks the same my doctor has checked for different this and every thing is negative

by snowyyy876 over a year ago

lose feeling in toe

Can I get your thoughts about this? I have lost all feeling in my big toe on the left side since yesterday afternoon. At first, I thought it had something to do with the sub zero temperatures and snow fall, especially as I was taking a long walk in the snow when it first happened. But a night's...

by perry1644140911 over a year ago

frequent fainting and back pains and even headaches

Answered by a doctor

i am facing frequent fainting and back pains and even headaches sometimes for 3-4 months now recently i got fainted twice a day .... i am a female of age 15 yrs please need some consultations thank you

by vimal over a year ago

3 fingertips on right hand feeling very hot on and off

l have just developed a burning sensation on my first 3 fingertips on my right hand side the feeling may even come while am holding something it just feels hot for a short period then the feeling goes away . can even happen at any given time but to add a few details to it , at first my right foot...

by timothy over a year ago

mild headaches with lighthead

recently i have been getting mild headaches they are not sever or anything they just seem to aggravate me through the day also the back of my neck feels a little tight and i have been getting a little light headed.i just want to know a quick diagnosis of what it could be and if there is a need to...

by Guest over a year ago

Headaches at the top of my neck

I have had several lower back surgery's including fusion's of the L-4 L-5 S-1. I have also narrowing of the t-11 down too the L-5. Now I have had these headaches at the base of my skull top of my neck now for 2 months. I am wondering if there possibly could be any connection?

by Guest over a year ago

My mother in law has Alziemers

My mother in law,has alziemers although not yet diagnosed and there lies the problem??. She is cared for by her husband who is now getting to stage that he cannot cope, but does not know where to turn, he has health issues of his own, mainly with his blood presure being through through the roof, and...

by wright over a year ago

i am just wondering if anyone out there has been diagnosed w

i have severe eye pain behind my left eye that usually last 24 to 48 hrs which i end up having to get a torodol or demorol injection and then i am put on a round of predisone because after the pain subsides the double vision comes.i have been going back and forth to vanderbilt hospital for...

by kat42276 over a year ago

Pressure in my head since fall

Answered by a doctor

Feb of 2011 I fell on the road. I didn't trip, I think I must have blacked out. I hit my head very hard, broke two teeth and damaged my knee. I had a 6 month consussion. Had many different tests given. They found many white spots in my head that shouldn't be there. I have since had more falls and...

by Earthwalker255220 over a year ago

Pressure in Head Followed By a Mild Headache

Answered by a doctor

For about a month now I have had pressure daily in my head followed by a mild headache. This pressure starts inside of the middle of my head and spreads to all regions inside of my brain. It clouds judgment, causes concentration, focus, and thinking problems, and causes my head and neck to shake...

by Guest over a year ago