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).

organic verses non organic seizures any additional testing to separate/determine problem

I have had a recent video EEG done at a specialty hospital and everything came back as normal. My specialist says this is the gold standard of testing and is now saying it is all repressed memories and emotions. While at the hospital I had a seizure that lasted about 20 to 30 minutes and a second...

by Needs help sue over a year ago

lots of strange symptoms

:cry:my symptoms are so crazy and I have lots of them ok I'm 21 and I have been having some werid physical problems after my second child first my symptoms start out with foot numbness tinglung and pain when I would touch my foot my pcp told me that it was a pinched nerve and I'm supposed to get a...

by girlcharm18 over a year ago

Tension headache - Nortriptyline prescribed but isn't working

Answered by a doctor

Hi, A month ago, I hit my head against the top of my car (it appeared an innocuous accident at the time) and I've had strong headaches every since. My neurologist told me that my headache is "post traumatic" and that it's a tension headache. He prescribed me 20mg of Nortriptyline, which...

by Guest over a year ago

had a mortons neuroma removed in may, after days work the pain is unreal, can not walk,

Answered by a doctor

im 41 year old female, had mortons neuroma removed in may this year, after 6 weeks was back at work was bit painful, but could do my job, now 4months on,im in more pain than ever, it wakes me up in the night, and after been on it 7half hours a day, i can hardly walk for my bus, i have spent pounds...

by Guest over a year ago

numbness in my sleep

For the last six months or so I have been having an issue while I am asleep. My symptoms are kind of hard to describe but I will give it a shot. I have a numbing feeling through my upper body. (mainly head area) I can feel my heart beating heavy and its like a light headed feeling. I dont ever get...

by geon32000 over a year ago

Strong Head Pains since Last Year 2011

Ok I don't even know if I should write this, but I gues I will...In year 2011 13 August I got Dizzy Real Dizzy. I went about to 8 Spezialist and they all found no cause.Since then I have really strong Head Pains Migraines !!! Is it just me or is everyone having really strong pains since then ?? My...

by 13082011Pain over a year ago

Large waists pose not only heart disease risk but also Alzheimer's

Although the brain is still unexplored human organ, there are indications that what may be good for the heart may also be good for the brain. It’s been long known that large waists carry a risk of heart disease. New research done by some US researchers show that a big waistline in those over 40...

by Markos over a year ago

Is acalvaria following brain damage?

Can people here tell me how a person develops acalvaria? Is this something that happens following brain damage, as a direct result of this brain damage? At what age is it usually manifested? I vaguely read something about babies with acalvaria, which is what makes me unsure about the brain damage...

by abie1024179565 over a year ago

Long Term Dizziness (and Misc)

Answered by a doctor

Hey, Since around 8/12 I've been experiencing various degrees of dizziness. It started lightly only when I would stand up. Then it gradually progressed to longer term spells when I would walk for hours at a time (especially when I was walking)Some of the things that I was doing at the same time this...

by Guest over a year ago

Spots after menstration,very nervous

Hello, my name is Jasmine please notify me a.s.a.p. I came on my period july 19, came off that mon or tues july24. This is what made me nervous i began feeling aching i belief my undies mybe tite or the pads, i still get it not so worst though, but at work i was spoting, i been off my cycle two days...

by Jasminehurt50247081 over a year ago