Nervous System Disorders and Diseases

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Sudden headaches on rigt side of my head only. started sudde

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I have been getting sudden headaches on my right side only....my right temple. piercing pain but will go away for a bit with Excedrin. However, it will come back again without warning. Right jaw a little tender. Not sure if it's from a tooth that I just discovered is broken on top right side of...

by Guest over a year ago

Smoking and Caffeine Inversely Associated with Parkinson's Disease

Researchers from the University of Miami found that people who get sick from Parkinson’s disease were more likely to be non-smokers and consume large amounts of caffeine. The patients were evaluated in comparison to their family members who did not develop the disease. The reason of the finding...

by Jannie3486 over a year ago

Chest Pain,Hurts to breathe deeply,Rite shoulder stay sore all the time now

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Im 13 I can't figure out what's wrong with me, i started having chest pains a couple of days ago n then my shoulder started hurting n now its sore all the time, i constantly have a headache and i cant even swallow down food without it hurting my back for some reason n i dnt even want to eat. I have...

by guest over a year ago

Everything is normal with the exception of some white matter flairs in the front lobe

My husband is a 40 year old men, he was a very healthy men working two jobs, in May 9, 2013 he was getting ready to have a colonoscopy in May 10, 2013, after starting the preparation he statrted getting headaches, dizzy, cold sweats and vey unstable, he was rush to the hospital and doctors said he...

by Guest over a year ago

Could i be depressed? or what's wrong with me??

First i'm a teenager.I used to smoke quite a lot and then i stopped for 6 months but Lately i've been feeling really weird. I started taking birth control around the same time i started smoking weed again and yesterday i smoked with my boyfriend and i passed out or something a few times. my...

by eitak09227093 over a year ago

Pain after hitting my head

I had a hit to the top of my head this past week, nothing real major, I have had far worse hits. I had a small bump and really didn't think much of it, except to say "OUCH that hurt" Since then I am experiencing sharp shooting pains on that side of my head starting in about the spot that was hit...

by Musclady4464 over a year ago

IS THIS BRAIN TUMOR?

I've been having these really weird headaches. Its not like a usual headache and it doesn't last but a few seconds at a time. The only way I can describe it is that it feels like a lightning bolt in my brain. When it happens, it's out of nowhere and hurts so bad that I can't move and my eyes water....

by Stephy James61025 over a year ago

head pain on and off been happening for a few months. any on

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i have the same thing, kind of, but i get a sudden pain then it would stop and happen again. this happens everyday and once it felt like something popped in the back of my head, to the left of were the pain keeps going on and off, i felt like passing out and everything started to get alittle dark,...

by Guest over a year ago

Shooting Pain with Headache

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Hi, Periodically I get like a cramp in the muscle/brain area behind my right eyebrow. It occurs in the same location as a headache and is a sudden shooting pain like a cramp. I actually have to squeeze my eyes and massage it until it goes away (which is relatively quickly) but it hurts amazingly....

by Guest over a year ago

WHEN BP IS TOO HIGH

YES, MY DAD IS EXPERIENCING VERY UNCONTROLLED BP, 186/150. MOM AND I HAVE TRIED TELLING HIM HE NEEDS TO SEE A DIFFERENT DOCTOR TO AT LEAST GET A 2ND OPINION BUT, HE IS HARD HEADED. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS I KNOW THAT HE SO CLOSE TO HAVING A STROKE. PLEASE WHAT CAN I DO TO ENFORCE THAT HE GO TO A...

by dkwise86072 over a year ago