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).

trying to figure this out..

Hello. A quick background. I'm a 21 year old female. I have been diagnosed as having Borderline Personality Disorder so I experience a ton a crazy mood swings. I've always been a chronic headache sufferer as well as migraines. I get headaches at the back of my head near my neck, I get...

by wiatur over a year ago

Any prevention for adrenoleukodystrophy?

The existence of a genetic condition called Adrenoleukodystrophy recently came to my attention, and after reading a bit about it I now know that it is a horrible, debilitating disease for males. What I would like to know is if there is any method to prevent Adrenoleukodystrophy from striking a...

by jarrid1526172607 over a year ago

PINS AND NEEDLES IN ARMS LEGS AND ABDOMEN WHEN I LOOK DOWN

Answered by a doctor

hello there i am 26, i have been experiencing weird sensations when i put my head down. at first i thought it was my cellphone vibrating in my pocket then i realized it wasnt even near me. then i could only explain it like my tummy was growling because it was only in my abdomen. now it has moved...

by brittski over a year ago

ringing in head dizzieness

I have recently started experiencing ringing in my head and dizziness which is worse in the morning when I awake. I have to sit down for about 2 hours after rising until as, I feel, my head settles. This is really alarming, can anyone tell me what this is?

by Guest over a year ago

severe head pain bending over

Answered by a doctor

I was diagnosed with ptc in 2002,and had a lumbar shunt put in. Recently,have had horrible electric like head pain,that occurs when bending over. Had a spinal tap done,but it appeared normal,but the dr. never did it when I was in a bent over position. It has limited what I do,as it seems as if,when...

by sweetsusan136940 over a year ago

Any mental exercises and puzzles found to boost IQ

It’s been known before that Sudoku number puzzles improve memory and crosswords vocabulary but the researchers showed that any mental exercise really do limber up the brain and make it more quick-witted. It has also been thought the only way to improve problem-solving ability was by practicing...

by Miia2818 over a year ago

Pain in feet

I am having severe pain in and around my feet? It feels like someone is poking me with needles and I am going insane with the discomfort. I have even used a wire brush, just to scratch and see if the pain would go away. I just made my skin raw and it didn't take the pain away?? Please help!!!

by Elisa Quintana over a year ago

drooping of the left eyelid and knot on the leftside of forehead.

Hi, My hudband is a 45 years old, healthy had been diagnose with mild opthslmic form of myasthenia. Scan, MRI was perform...all good. Doctors had no answer for the knot on fore head about iche,feels like a bone or fatty tissues.The doctor diagnose it as nothing however, i am unsettle. I am...

by kerlyn over a year ago

Pimple-like bump in pubic area

Answered by a doctor

I'm an 18 year old male.I have a small pimp e-like bump in my pubic area.It's been there for like a day and a half,and it's sensitive to the touch.I've had it once before and it went away.I'm not sexually active.It just sparked my curiousity.Can someone shed some light on my situation????

by Jay-Adain over a year ago

I'm 27 tired and unmotivated ...

Hi , I'm 27 and I can't seem to kick this issue of always being tired and beat down .. I have no motivation no passion no want to do anything except sleep .. If I didn't have to get out of bed i could sleep all day .. I use to wake up early wide eyed and ready to get the day going... Now I'd rather...

by To tired to live .. over a year ago