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).

health and living with collasped left diaphragm

I have just found out that i have a paralysed left hemidaphragm to day which when i go to sitdown both my air waves close up and it is frigtning trying to gasp for air is there anything that can be done

by Guest over a year ago

Bigger brain is better brain

A study funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Albert Einstein/Irving Zucker Chair in Neuroscience at McMaster University was done in order to examine the correlation between brain size and intelligence. The results came back positive...

by Miia2818 over a year ago

cystic mass in brain

im 46 year old female who has numerous problems for the most of my life.especially these last three years. seen dr back in june 2x in one week. the third time sent me to er.dr done a ct wo contrast. 4.2x4.0cm cystic mass in the right posterior fossa in the brain.possible arachnoid cyst. does...

by lucymay47915 over a year ago

Strange head and eye feeling?

The left side of my head feels very light, like it is empty or something. And then my right eye feels very heavy. I have been in front of the computer for more than 4 hours now. I have a work and it requires me to use the computer for atleast 5 hours a day. Does any one of you felt the same strange...

by Guest over a year ago

A Woman Wakes From a Coma for Three Days

The woman, Christa Lilly, 49, suffered a cardiac arrest in November 2000. She has been taken care of ever since in her home by her mother Minnie Smith. Christa had awakened five times for the last six and a half years, sometimes for hours, then for days. However, doctors have been skeptical of the...

by Heidi Miller, LDN over a year ago

seizures

I am looking for a reference to back up the statement that a seizure is triggered to stop when the oxygen level in the brain drops. Thus in a seizure lasting under 5 min, with no complications, oxygen is not necessary, and perhaps could prolong the time of the seizure. Is this true? can you...

by deaspaziani over a year ago

Seizures or panic attacks?

Hey there. My girlfriend is 18 years old and she has been diagnosed with several disorders. Including: Bipolor Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder. Uterine Fibroids ( i think ) She has a couple other things i cannot remember, and also takes a lot of medication. She takes 500mg of...

by omgbri107939 over a year ago

over heated foot/hand

I have no idea if im overreacting or not, but sometimes my feet, normally one at a time, feel like they're over heating on the inside! They're not numb, and they aren't falling asleep. It occasionally happens to my hands, and i don't know what to do! I've tried completely straightening out,...

by Guest over a year ago

Really bad headache, also when I cough my chest hurts

Answered by a doctor

I was wondering if maybe YOU guys know whats wrong with me. I have a really bad headache, when I cough my chest hurts and It sucks in kinda, and my stomache hurts. Is this anemia, hypoglucemia, anxiety, or what? Thanks for reading hope you can help.

by Guest over a year ago

Successful treatments for aceruloplasminemia

After reading just a little bit about aceruloplasminemia, I can see that it is a multi facetted disease that must logically be very difficult to treat. What are the most successful treatments for aceruloplasminemia and how are they applied? Where can I learn more about this subject? Can...

by markus1709202005 over a year ago