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).

Head spasims

for the last week I have had head spasms on the top of my head right side, it does not keep me up at night - it comes and goes, it is not painfull but when it comes I can feel it. what could it be?

by Chris over a year ago

Progressively Feeling worse..

Hi I haven't posted on here before so here goes. I am a 22 year old female. No health problems. Never broke a bone. Never been injured seriously. I have damage ribs from pregnancy so that could be a reason why I am in some pain. But the pain is all over now. For the last couple months I have been...

by Karly Vavra229081 over a year ago

my fingers are terribly jumping :D

my right hand's index and middle finger were terribly jumping. it took almost 30 minutes before it did stop. i'm only 18 yrs old .. i don't see any other symptoms aside from this and sometimes losing my balance when in an scalator and standing still there, then i'll suddenly tumble down .. what do...

by Jenny Amora209269 over a year ago

Adrenoleukodystrophy and seizures, how common will they be?

Seizures, so I am told, are pretty much an integral part of Adrenoleukodystrophy and something that can not be avoided, even with the help of medication. Does this mean that seizures are a regular feature in the life of those with Adrenoleukodystrophy? How often can we expect these seizures to show...

by tabb1272214050 over a year ago

numbness started wih left pinky

I am 25yr old female numbnes started 5 days ago. I woke up and my left pinky, ring finger & forearm was numb and tingling. Thought I just slept on my arm the wrong way. But it never went away only spread to my shouler,kneck and back now are numb & tingling with pain but only the left side....

by melindalewis109050 over a year ago

Throbbing Headaches over my left temple

Medical history: Astrocytoma grade 2 in March 2007 MRI's stable since since then. Papillary Thyroid Cancer grade 2 2009 stable on Synthroid 150 mcg daily History SVT Heart cath clean Low-BP on low dose Midodrine. Now...

by AngHar248749 over a year ago

lose brain cells

Does anyone remember those figures about losing brain cells? Apparently I have lost those brain cells that stored information about this :-) but I heard that, from a certain age upwards, a certain number of brain cells simply die, like millions on a daily basis. I think exercising the brain can...

by jeremie314150048 over a year ago

numbnes inmy face and half my tongue

for the past 2 weeks i have been having s few wierd things going on with me. first off i had been having heart palpitaions, docs told me that it may be from depression and anxiety 9 don't understand how they got that from a couple questions) then that stopped, then one entire weekend i had a...

by Guest over a year ago

11 year old boy with Turrets

I am a teacher's aide in a grade 5 classroom. There is an 11 year old boy that has been diagnosed with Turrets. He is an intelligent boy and works best in a structured classroom setting. I share the job with another aide who agitates him by insisting that he make eye contact whenever she speaks...

by rnhoepp@shaw.ca over a year ago

herbs for trigeminal neuralgia

After some worrying though short seizures, I went to see my doctor, and have now finally been diagnosed with a neurological disorder called trigeminal neuralgia. Now, I am looking for herbs that can treat trigeminal neuralgia successfully. I am not much into homeopathy, but something based on herbs...

by Guest over a year ago