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).

Sharp pain

hi im 18 and i been getting stabbing pains on my head i sometimes get them sometimes i fell like theres pressure on my head. idk if its my head but someetimes i fell weird when i walk like kind of dizzie but not relly some one plzz help me tell me wat u think i have oh and im a male.

by Guest over a year ago

No improvement from Bells Palsey

Answered by a doctor

My 90 yr old mother woke up with severe Bells Palsy on Thanksgiving morning 2008. She has had little improvement and is often very uncomfortable with the affected eye. Warm compresses, Tylenol and massage give limited relief. Do you have any encouragment I can give her? Is there any chance of even...

by mariesdaughter107766 over a year ago

fingers and hand going numb with burning sensation

I am 32 years old and i just recently started working again. I work in a factory. I am having problems with my pointer middle and ring fingers going numb and burning. If I flick my wrist i feel something like shock waves radiate up my arm. I wake up with this problem and if I keep my elbow bent for...

by treefrogs over a year ago

lumbar sympathetic block for Neuroma

Has anyone tried a lumbar sympathetic block for SMP experienced after surgery. It's been three months since surgery and I'm considering this spinal block to stop the phantom pain after my neuroma surgery. Tried P.T. acupuncture, cortisone, muscle relaxant injects, hot/cold water therapy, etc....

by Elaine Pease over a year ago

I have been showing some weaird simtons

I am 14 years old and to day I have been haveing dizzy spells and I have follen becouse of it and I have a rash on my face and pain on my left side i don't know what it is can u help me

by Megan over a year ago

heaviness in legs

Hi, Whenever I sleep my legs feels heavy, as though some one is sleeping on my leg. I wont be able to sleep, is this happens during pregnancy. My nerves will be stretching. What to do please help and reply to me immediately

by Guest over a year ago

Facing problem with my nerves for two years

[list=]Here is my problem. I been with a nerve problem for two years. First it started on my face with alot of pain on right cheek. Then it continued to arms and wrists. Later flapping eyelids with some pain behind my eyes. And now every part of my body has this jumping nerves/muscles that are very...

by kviolet over a year ago

life expectancy for paraplegics

I am just asking this out of curiosity and not making any assumptions at all, so I do hope that nobody will get offended! Because I don't mean it like that. I wanted to know if the life expectancy for paraplegics is any different to the life expectancy of able-bodied people?

by lancelot623162197 over a year ago

Possible complications of Aicardi syndrome?

Are there any people in the same boat? I have a relative with Aicardi syndrome and I want to know more about the possible complications. Are there any effective treatments for the later stages of Aicardi syndrome? What is the prognosis for Aicardi syndrome patients in the United States? Thank you...

by kiel862202586 over a year ago

Could this be tourettes?

I'm 16 and for a few years I've had these random hiccups. It's just one every once in a while, it can be loud or quiet, and sometimes it hurts. I know that tourettes is usually when someone blurts something obscene, but I heard that it can also be small noises. I've been trying to find out what this...

by ceire11180 over a year ago