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).

Morton's Neuroma Surgery that didn't take.....:(

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I had the Morton's Neuroma surgery in Dec of 2013 on my right foot, 3rd toe. The surgery itself went well, and I did everything I was told for recovery. Unfortuanately, it didn't take, as I am still in immense pain, if not worse than b/4 the surgery. I can only wear orthotic flops. I can...

by Annette over a year ago

Reduced Right Side Abilities

Hey There, I'm 34 years old (male) who recently went in for a nerve conduction test to rule out carpel tunnel. Those results came back normal, however the Neurologist found out some other troubling info when doing the test to listen to my muscles. He noticed, when listening to my bicep, that...

by Guest over a year ago

brain tissue coming out of nose

doctors say my 14 year old brother may have brain tissue coming out his nose, no head trauma, a mass was found in his left nasal cavity, a biopsy has been done awaiting results. I can't find any info on what this is or how its caused, how its fixed please help :'(

by ssister over a year ago

post viral encephalitis side effects & sinus problems

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Ive posted a couple of times about my Post Viral Encephalitas Syndrome sufferring. I just wondered about this: does anyone else feel like there sinuses are sort of plugged & when you know you have to clear your nostrills of a 'booger', you cant blow them out because the mucus makeup of...

by steeltoedgloves268291 over a year ago

post encephalitic sequele

hi my brother has fever two months ago at evening the doctor injected him and he looked good he ate dinner with family watched tv and ate fruits at around 11pm he came to my room at around 12 pm and gave me water but just after few minutes my cousin came to me that my brother is not good and we...

by mansoorali1766266049 over a year ago

Metanx and Plavix

My husband had a stroke 3 months ago and we still have no solution or rehab. They gave him plavix and metanx he still has little balance and when he went to the rehab center they said the doctor had the wrong diagnosis on his patient order. dizziness and giddiness they did a evaluation an decided...

by jean over a year ago

epilepsy surgery and after effects

Could I be having a different type of seizures now than before I had epilepsy surgery? I had simple complex seizures, now 2 years after surgery I have been aspirating at night and getting pneumonia. I don't know if I could now be having night seizures after all this time or if it is a gastro issue....

by sharifoulger19970 over a year ago

ehest pains and eyes twitching arms tingleMy c

My chest wehn i go up steps feels like I went out in the bitter cold and ran around the block like i breathed in a bunch of cold air and my eyes twitch and my biceps tingle not sure whats going on i am usually active but am overweight

by Guest over a year ago

Filter Out Useless Information to Enhance Memory

A research with a new technique for measuring brainwaves was done and it showed that filtering out useless information could help people increase their capacity to remember what is important. Researchers believe that the new findings will lead to improvement of diagnosis and treatment of cognitive...

by simone2593 over a year ago

Pain in fingertips

Over the last month month my right hand middle finger and thumb have had infrequent pain in them mostly at night. they are also warm like there is a fever in them. it feels similar to a sliver that has been stuck in for a few days. the only sensitivity is on the tips of these fingers, and it's a...

by 19contractor over a year ago