Nervous System Disorders and Diseases

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Have tightness in my neck and throat and it hurts to turn or tilt my head

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Can anyone give some suggestions! I have had a stiff neck and pain on both sides for some time. My throat also seems tight! The stiff nck is always there and I always seem to have what I think are knots right next to both shoulder blades. I have had this problem on and off for about a good year or...

by shawnaihrig144098 over a year ago

is it real?

19 days back that day i was feeling depressed ,i was talkin to my girlfriend that nite till morning and i was contnously feeling a burning sensation on the back of my head above the neck on the right side.. i was quite bothered about that and had a feeling of hopelessness.... im loosing intrest in...

by pragyat lal80074 over a year ago

Painful Tingling in Neck

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I have experienced this a few times before. When I got up this morning, I had terrible, painful tingling in my neck area (on the skin). It was like the pain jumped all over the front of my neck. What could this be?

by lovejeanette2 over a year ago

reply to question.

Well, for good or bad, I have my plan of action. Great surgeon, thank God. All from comminuted and impacted distal and radius fracture I face 4 surgeries. Redo of carpal tunnel release, release of ulnar nerve causing considerable pail to elbow up to shoulder, work on tendons on top of hand (can't...

by martha andriekus over a year ago

Attacks in the shower

my little brother is 8 years old. on Sunday he was taking a shower and he dropped to the floor in the shower shaking and not breathing. my dad quickly got him out and we all tried to calm im down and let him relax. his eyes were looking up and it sounded like he was choking and he was very very...

by kennyzk222248 over a year ago

I woke up one morning and all I could see was black spots

I woke up one morning and all I could see was black spots I am going to the neuro opthomologists in November because one day I woke up and all I could see was black spots. I had a migraine shortly after the visual disturbance. this lasted for hours and I couldn't call anyone because I couldn't...

by miche3437259618 over a year ago

COUGHS CANT BREATH

my mother 70 in good heath in the thritydays she has memory lose just forfour hours or so,brain has tingling feeling on it,cough feels like she cant breath , for many years she only sleeps 4hours a night goes to bed at 11pm up reading paper at 4am every single night

by lorriedashy over a year ago

Gelineau Syndrome

Do sufferers of the syndrome typically have other symptons which are similar to certain phobia or anxiety attacks, or other inabilities, like the inability to walk straight?

by Guest over a year ago

Headaches all day with nausea.

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Today I had blood drawn out & earlier this week the doctor realized I had high blood pressure, Today I went to this Vampire expo & I got really nauseous & I fainted, all day Ive had a horrible headache along with nausea. Is this normal? I'm beginning to worry a bit

by starrylady07105863 over a year ago

Cell phone signals excite brain

Many scientists around the world have been trying to figure out the effects mobile phones have on humans and their health. It is certain that electromagnetic frequencies emitted from phones and frequent exposure to them has an impact on the part of the brain cortex nearest to the phone but it is...

by Lori2592 over a year ago