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).

Joining Armed Forces after Epilepsy

My daughter suffered from Epilepsy (Grand mal) since she was 3 years old; now at 19 she is exploring the possibilities of joining the Armed Forces to continue a lineage of Army Officers in the family. She has been in remission for over 3 years-without medication or episodes. However, I wonder if she...

by shanioxis78318 over a year ago

got punched in the jaw now the right side of face starting at bottom lip ,chin line numb

Answered by a doctor

i got punched in the face about 5 days ago for about 3 and a half days now my right side of the face from bottom lip alone chin line to about half way to my ear is numb why whats going on please help

by deniseisgreat101 over a year ago

I sometimes feel light headed

:-( :-( :-( when I ski hard after a few runs I sit down and won't move until it passes, about forty five minutes. then I feel fine except that I could go to sleep. I go to the ski patrol and have all the tests done 02 stats normal,blood pressure 126/81-pulse 48,blood 104. one time I was shoveling...

by Michael Yopp103650 over a year ago

Brain Shrinkage Seen in Soccer Players

Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine has published a study that indicates that sports carries risk of long term brain injury. One of the reasons the study was conducted is the fact that some earlier studies revealed memory and attention problems in college soccer players. Researchers in the study...

by simone2593 over a year ago

First Seizure

Answered by a doctor

I had my first seizure yesterday, It was a Grand Mal. I am a 32 year old man with no history of seizures & am waiting for my mri appointment. I just wanted to know if it is normal to feel severely hazy and trouble focusing and remembering things the next day? And If so how long can I expect to...

by Gene over a year ago

Left hand side numbness

I have exactly the same symptoms described under thoracic outlet syndrom but MRI scan shows compresion on C4,C5,6&7.Could that give me the numbness,pin from my left eye to left knee including the ribs scapula,whole shoulder and chest?

by rabia over a year ago

how to get tourettes syndrrome diagionsed

i have a 8 year old son who i think may well have tourette syndrome as he has been showing signs like head jerking, eye twiching,shoulder shrugging, hand jerking,clicking of tongue clicking,grunting,sniffing repeatedly and he has no idea he is doing it for aproxamtly 2-3 years and nobody can give...

by meowsooty20717 over a year ago

Hyperreflexia in a 4 year old

My son has had problems with leg twitching since he was born. Shortly after being born the nurse noticed a twitch in his left leg. This continued to happen just in the left leg until about a year ago at which time I noticed that it was starting to appear in the right leg as well. A few months ago...

by mom2two12368 over a year ago

Muscle aches during sleep

For 2 years now, I feel muscle aches all over my body during sleep every now and then. And the strange thing is that the aches magically disappear if I wake myself up. I also noticed that sitting still for too long makes me ache. I have to fidget and wiggle or walk around to relieve the discomfort....

by BruceWayne289191 over a year ago

New Pills to Keep You Awake!

Some people are waiting with great enthusiasm for the new pill to hit the markets. This new pill will be able to put off sleep for several days in a role and certainly contribute to even faster development of the world. The new pill will let people to function properly with only two hours' sleep...

by Miia2818 over a year ago