Nervous System Disorders and Diseases

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continuous spikes and waves during slow sleep-status epilept

What treatments have been most effective? When should ACTH be tried? Is surgery an option? What can be done to reduce aggressive behavior?

by Guest over a year ago

specific types of leukodystrophy?

I have heard that there are many types of leukodystrophy, which is mentioned on some support websites as well. Are there any places where I can go on the internet to learn more about the different types of leukodystrophy, and their various specifics? I would really appreciate it if any one could...

by andrea654145827 over a year ago

Re: Hello

I have been feeling dizzzy and like my body gets numb and i get something to drink and that helps but im scared i am 13 years old and i play football i cant play football like this..........i sometimes feel like im going to pass out.....can somebody please help me and try to seee what it iss

by the-man over a year ago

Tingling, and numbness on left side of body.

Answered by a doctor

Hey there my name is Parry and i started about a week back to have tingling in the left side of my body. It lasted about a week and is most concentrated around the hands, elbows, knees and feet. After about a week i noticed that i was really weak and tired on the left side in comparison to the left...

by Guest over a year ago

Loose my Brain Power

Hi i am 24 year old male and i am working in office. my problem is my boss say something and i just confuse or forget what did he say. i mean i am not sure any condition (like if i sleep i think my house door is open or not, car is locked or open etc) like that and i am masterbating since i am 15...

by lucky_chouhan11799 over a year ago

Do i have Epilepsy? can i join the armed forces?

i was a victim of a bomb blast 16 years ago. and i have experienced loss of conciousness once in 1998 and then about 3 times up to now. the most recent being in august/september 2006. The E.E.G showed no signs of epilepsy. but a neuro surgeon said that given my history they have to assume it is a...

by R_J over a year ago

Gingival formation on Gums

Answered by a doctor

Hi, Sub : Gingival formation on Gums I am writing this for my Wife. She have Gingival formation in her mouth. since age of 12th she have started bleeding from her Gums. it happened 3 times before marriage at an intervel of 2-3 years. she got married to me on age 22 and there was little bleeding...

by coolcoder152466 over a year ago

16year old, girl, constant painful headaches, affecting both eyes and ears.

Hi, I'm a 16 year old girl. For the past few months, I have been having constant very painful headaches. And they affect my eyes and ears. I get very bad earaches from it (although the cold weather may also be a factor affecting them...) and my eyes just really hurt when I move them, e.g. looking...

by kitty-meaw333170 over a year ago

Seen on MRI tornwaldt cyst and septum diviation

hi, i have a chronic pain in my head. That pain is not so bad, but i also have migraine a lot (and that is painfull). it worried me and my doctor said i had to go to see a neurologist. they took an MRI and saw i have a torwaldt cyst and septum diviation. the neurologist sent me to Ear Nose &...

by Pat over a year ago

is it related in anyway to my shunt for bih.

hi i had a abdominal shunt fitted in 2005. i suffered severe headaches and sight lose. i was told i had BIH. after considderable time i was offered the shunt. it was ok for awhile but then i noticed that after being busy on my feet all day, when i laughed to much, coughed, or even breaking wind...

by foxylady98251 over a year ago