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).

Vocal Tics

Has anyone discovered a medication that helps reduce the constant occurance of the tic? Our son (10) constantly coughs and makes sounds to clear the "itching" in his throat. Initially, it was every 5-10 minutes, now it is almost non-stop. Help??? P&P Chesapeake, VA

by cpdv911@cox.net over a year ago

Muscle tic in stomach

My stomach twitches like a muscle tic. It seems to be located centrally, in the area of the breastbone, but deep inside. It is painless, but extremely ANNOYING, and although sometimes it seems less obvious than at other times, it never goes away. I am very health conscious and am current on all...

by Guest over a year ago

What causes neuropalsy and what are the symptoms?

by SeriousGuy1013 over a year ago

Numbness and pain in the hand

Okay, well i have a numbness in my hand that one day when i woke up that i couldn't even move my hand. So what do i do? It has been hurting for the past few weeks so please help me :D :D :D :) re

by Guest over a year ago

Headaches

Lately I've been having sharp, shooting pains on the left side of my head (behind my eye) that seem to be linked to movement. For example, when I walk down stairs, everytime my left foot hits a stair, a sharp pain goes through my head. I've also noticed when I flip my head upside down, the shooting...

by Guest over a year ago

I have a weird burning feeling in the back of my head and neck. What could it be?

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Alright here is how it started. I was driving in the car with my girlfriend and turned around to check for cars and a sharp pain went straight through my chest about where my heart would be. This scared me and made me think i was having a heart attack which probably gave me anxiety. I felt weak and...

by xxmalicexx13 over a year ago

Pineal Cyst and surgery

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My 14 year old has been having headaches for almost a year and has been sent to 4 different drs. They finally did an MRI and discovered a large Pineal Cyst. The first 4 drs dont think that this has anything to do with his head aches but yet nothing they have tried is working. He is finally being...

by Rebecca Blair215266 over a year ago

Spot?? In tailbone area

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I have a sort of spot/cyst thing on the skin over my coxic it has appered for the 4th time yesterday and I give up, the first time it popped and puss came out of it, the second time it just went down after about a week and the third it just bled and scabbed over it is quite painful and makes my bum...

by Lilly over a year ago

fatigue and lightheaded than a 15 min blackout

Answered by a doctor

Have Aorta Arch Aneurysm, not ready for medical attention at this time. Concerned because of chronic fatigue, and daily passouts (blackouts) which last for approximately 15 min., maybe two times a day, are these related to the aueurysm ? I like my doctors, however, I sometimes wonder if they are...

by Guest over a year ago

tingling lips, dizziness , irritable, twitching eye..

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I'm 29 and have BPD and bi pola .... Im in recovery from drinking and been soba for 9 months ... I thought I was having withdrawal symptoms but I'm still getting the same thing .. Its like dizziness , tingling ing my lips and feel sick all at the same time ... I'm really irritable .... Plz help....

by cherry over a year ago