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).

tingling,hearing loss,weird taste

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All of these things happened to me for the first time today. I was very nervous. I was at the bus station going from one bus to another when I first noticed it. The sounds on the bus got quieter. I got off the bus and went inside where rhe offices are and got some water. My head didnt feel right. It...

by jermaine over a year ago

Head pressure throughout the day

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I constantly have head head pressure throughout the day it is sometimes on one side and sometimes on both sides. It is above the eys and around the temples and down behing my ears. It doesn't really hurt(really dull pressure feeling) and it also doesn't stay long. I thought it may have been from my...

by tmoney1297 over a year ago

Focused irradiation therapy for arteriovenosus brain malformation

It was brought to my attention that people who suffer from arteriovenosus malformation in the brain often undergo a treatment called focused irradiation therapy. I would appreciate it if people could participate in a discussion on how effective this treatment is in relation to arteriovenosus...

by meade290181084 over a year ago

chronic vertigo after brain surgery in 2001 to remove a meni

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After brain surgery in 2001 that removed a brain tumor, I am experiencing chronic vertigo. I had all the primary tests for the ears, including MRI's. But all the doctors deny problems with my ears. The surgery was on my left side (Left frontal-temporal area). I only want the truth about what is...

by Guest over a year ago

unexplained constant headachs

15 weeks ago i got really sick and ended up passing out in the bathroom and hitting my head on the bath tub. form this day on i have had constant headachs. i have sseen doctors and gotten head scans and had my eyes checked. they cant explain anything. these headachs happen every dday and make it...

by cammie over a year ago

Alcohol injections for neuroma

I've had 2 cortisone shots and four alcohol injections for a neuroma on my foot. After the first alcohol injection my second toe started crossing over my big toe. I mentioned this to my Dr at my next appt but she justed brushed it off and said it wasnt related to the injection. After my next...

by Guest over a year ago

17 daughter problem with headaches

my 17 year old daughter gets headaches every day. Her MRI's & Cat Scans are normal. She has tried chiropractic manipulations and therapy but with very little and only temporary relief. The only medication she takes is YAZ, Do you have any suggestions, a family Dr suggested Elevil?

by ajrichards over a year ago

SARS can also cause nervous system collapse

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was found not only to affect the respiratory track, but that it can also infiltrate brain tissue and cause significant central nervous system problems. This potentially fatal illness is caused by a coronavirus and was first reported in Asia in February of...

by Lori2592 over a year ago

Diffuse Brain Atrophy in Teenager

Hi, My daughter is almost 17 years old (in two months). For the past 6 weeks she has been having shooting, stabbing pain in her right temple area of her head, and near her right eye. This are lightning bolt types of pains the last for several seconds then go away. The pain is intense but only lasts...

by blani90544 over a year ago

felling hot

lately i have been having this heavy feeling a little above my breast it could even be my breast. since this feeling i have been getting hot all the time. i could be in an air conditioned room and i would still have to fan myself or i would get dizzy. I'm 18 and right before this started i was...

by belle123 over a year ago