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).

strange sensation on the right side of the body

am 22 years old,for two years now i have had a strange sensation on my right side of head and body.this is accompanied sometimes with fever on that side only and also difficulties in breathing on that side(my left side is perfectly okey) at night i also sweat on the right side when it started i was...

by muangy184274 over a year ago

Adults who know they have tourettes and have since childhood, but never seen doctor for it!!

When I was around 8 years old, I would do this thing where I would have to do a complete turn and I had to do it turning from left to right. I always had to have things start from odd or left and end in even or right. In my head I would say the numbers 5,6, 7, 8. And repeat it. But not just repeat...

by CasMarSim over a year ago

Weird Feeling In My Head

Lately I have bee ngetting htese weird feelings in my head. It is hard to describe what it feels like. It kind of feels like a work wriggling near my temple. The feeling lasts for a few seconds and goes away. I usually get this feeling a couple of times a week. I am scared because I have NO IDEA if...

by HFlow22 over a year ago

I have incredible disease

no body in my family had this disease but i hope who had this disease may fight it.. actually i don't know how to speak eng but i want u all who had this disease watch the best drama one litre or tears or one litre no kamida... itz very touching drama but it can help u all fight that disease n not...

by Guest over a year ago

odd sensation on my head

I have been having a very strange sensation on the upper left side of my head - like someone is lightly touching me. At first I though a fly or something was landing on my head, and I would try swatting it away, but nothing was there. What is causing this??

by dmo123157998 over a year ago

Lightheaded and feel faint

Answered by a doctor

Please help me someone, I am a 28 year old female and I have been having these epsiodes of feeling like I am about to pass out for a few seconds since May of this year. I have only had 4 epsiodes since that time but since Aug 20th of this year I have been lightheaded daily, just not as severe as...

by mrsboston over a year ago

numbness and pain in right forearm, and down into wrist an r

i have had several months of pain and sleepless nights due to a reoccurring problem in my right arm. There is pain and numbness that stretches from above the elbow down to the ring finger, and my right ring finger is pretty much dead to senses. i have seen doctors n the past, but they cannot seem...

by BASKETBALL128401 over a year ago

Numbing arms. I need some help.

I recently started working on a remodel job with a company. We use a device called a scorpion that jacks up heavy objects to be moved easier. Since then, my right arm has been going numb when I am asleep and during activitie such as brushing my hair, teeth or even while driving. It starts at my...

by uresraqu over a year ago

numbness in left fingers and lower left leg

I can't figure out what is causing this. I had EMG test done on arm/hand and it's not carpal tunnel. And it just keeps getting worse. I have constant numbness below my left knee down to my ankle and a little into my baby toe..and now some of my right lower leg is feeling numb? Any suggestions?

by Guest over a year ago

Blocked arteries in the neck

My grandpa just found out that the arteries in his neck leading to his brain are blocked. THey were not blocked enough to perfrom surgery yet. I was wondering if there are any causes of the plaque building up faster or slowing it down.

by danim_m1970869 over a year ago