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).

neural transmission and synaptic conduction

i'm wondering why what's the importance for biopsychologist to understand neural conduction and synaptic transmission how does understanding neural conduction and synaptic transmission relate to a biopsychologist's work? why do they need to know that and how do they apply it to their work?

by aliciayan88607 over a year ago

The dread anatomy exploring

An experiment funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse finds that feeling dread about an approaching event is a question of how much attention you pay to that event. Dread is "an issue about decision-making," said Dr. Gregory Berns, lead author of a report on the experiment in the...

by Miia2818 over a year ago

my head been feeling like someone is walking around just squezzing it please help me headaches occur

feels like someone is walking around with me and squezzing my head and sometimes a head ache does occure>>in the first week i alwes had a head ache that went away a little,,but the pressure is still there please help :'( :c

by jaye over a year ago

Pain in the back of my head.

Answered by a doctor

So I used to get stress headaches in the back of my head. That went away for about 6 months. Now it is back and worse. I am not sure if it is stress heachache or not. Well now the pain is in the back of my head going down into my upper back. It makes it hard to see sometimes. The pain makes makes my...

by Pulabula over a year ago

herbs for tiredness

I am tired all the time, and it seems to be accompanied by constant headaches. I am getting worried now and would appreciate any opinions on what is going on with me very much. I would also like recommendations for herbs that I could take to combat the tiredness. Thanks in advance.

by denver1618219581 over a year ago

denerveation

What is denerveation? We just found out my husband has this and are not sure as to what it is and what can be done about it. Thanks

by Guest over a year ago

Comments and reviews on article "Cerebrovascular disorders: Cerebral Brain Aneurysm"

Users comments and reviews on article Cerebrovascular disorders: Cerebral Brain Aneurysm by SirGan

by Guest over a year ago

any new reaserch for cerebellar atrophy.

I am 26 year old.I have cerebellar atrophy from past 5 years.I want to know is there any new reaserch done for these disorder.I have consulted every neurologist doctors of india. MRI BRAIN REPORT SUGGEST I HAVE MILD CEREBELLAR ATROPHY. PLEASE SUGGEST ME IS THERE ANY NEW REASERCH DONE.

by divya makwana over a year ago

dizzines + sight loss + headaches

i am almost 14 and i have been experienceing head aches since i was about 8 or 9. and over the years they just keep getting worse. this past summer my headaches were crazy. i went to a eye docotors to see if that was the problem, they ran a test and said it couldn't be my eyes causeing the...

by Guest over a year ago

I have headaches problem

hello, new to the forum and hope you can help. yesterday evening, I had a strange headache, never before experienced. once I had eaten dinner, it went away. this morning, after a good breakfast and enough liquid intake, it came back, but more prominently. To describe the sensation: like the feeling...

by adi.walker139148 over a year ago