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).

How common is Alpers syndrome in US?

I am looking for some statistical data in relation to the prevalence of Alpers syndrome in the United States of America. It is entirely possible that I am wrong about this, but I have been hearing more and more about Alpers syndrome, and I am under the impression it is on the rise. I would also like...

by adamo1177181699 over a year ago

nausea, motion sickness severe, chest rib pain, gastritis and acid reflux diagnosed and treating

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I am experiencing severe motion sickness and nausea, intolerance to eating any kind of meats and absolutely NO alcohol without without nausea from both. I cannot ride in a car on most days let alone a plane or train. I get head pressure at inner eye/bridge of nose and top crown of head daily. I...

by wonderlonaol207340 over a year ago

I have severe head pain.

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i HAVE THIS severe pain atleast 10 times a day in the nerves of head starting from neck.pain lasts for a minute only but is shrieking and brings water in eyes also it feel;s like nerves are twitching and i lose balance also.please help

by ruhi chhabra over a year ago

Bell's palsy and pregnancy

hi dear, am pregnat and am not taking any medicine as a therapy coz of my pregnancy as my doctor only suggested for me just the vitamine injections of b1+b6+b12 and i went for some electreical stumilations and i need your great help to tell me what to do to get recovered as fast as possible coz am...

by Guest over a year ago

results from MRI show cyst in brain

my daughter had mono at age 7, since then she has had appendectomy, at age 14, also at age 26, she had a cyst removed from her kidney, it was growing up through her diaphram and lung. Drs. can't identify what the cyst was. She has had very bad problems with her teeth such as numerous abcesses and...

by rhea over a year ago

Constant head pain for 3 months

I have had head pain for three months now, at first it came and went, but now has been constant for the last month. It is located about one inch above my left ear. It is only in this one spot the size of a fingertip. I have had an mri and mra both of which gave no clues. I was prescribed...

by edccgirl156792 over a year ago

sharp shooting pain in head

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I tend to get a brief, sharp, severe jabbing pains about the head that occur either as single episodes or as brief repeated volleys. The pain resembles a stab from an icepick, nail, or needle and typically lasts from a fraction of a second to 1 to 2 seconds. Idiopathic stabbing headaches may have...

by flossie over a year ago

Scared I had a seizure... NOT SURE

I woke up on 2 instances sweating and feeling like I just had a terrible nightmare. I felt like the dream was like I was possessed and someone kept picking me up and slamming me on the floor. I woke up on my bed, sweating and just freaked out completely. I couldn't really move, or didn't want to. I...

by jackstudent29868 over a year ago

unexplained nausea and blackouts

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I don't know if they are related. However, everytime I eat I spend the next two hours with constant belching, flatulance, and a very upset stomach... regardless of the menu. About once a month I nearly pass out. This has happened walking, driving, watching TV... everything will be fine and then...

by thetravelor over a year ago

kathy my wife

Hi my wife has had headachs for some time now just a week ago she had an MRI done and it came back that she had white bloches inside her brain she is always tired sometimes even sick to stomach. She has had some trama to her head in the past and just resently can anyone tell me what is going on ?.

by youpussy176392 over a year ago